Matching Pairs RelationshipsOnline version People and relationships by Inez Virág 1 A husband is... 2 A close friend is... 3 A classmate is... 4 A wife is... 5 A tutor is... 6 A colleague is... 7 Your best friend is... 8 An acquaintance is... 9 An ex is... 10 A stepmother is... 11 A mother-in-law is... 12 A flatmate is... your closest friend. a married man. a husband's or wife's mother. a private teacher, typically one who teaches a single pupil or a very small group. a person you can rely on, spend a lot of time with and share personal matters. a person you were once in a relationship with. someone who is in the same class as you in school is a person you work with. a woman who is the wife or partner of your father but who is not your birth mother. a person you share an apartment or flat with. someone you know but is not a close friend. a married woman.