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I have two models, Item and Link. Each link is going to join two items together, only two. What is the best way to set up the model relationship? I currently have this: <pre><code>class Item < ActiveRecord::Base has_many :links end class Link < ActiveRecord::Base belongs_to :item1, :class_name => "Item", :foreign_key => "item1_name" belongs_to :item2, :class_name => "Item", :foreign_key => "item2_name" end </code></pre> Is this correct? Will I run into any problems later on when I wanted to list the links for each item? Please recommend me better alternatives, Thanks. 
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