diff --git a/schema.neo4j.json b/schema.neo4j.json
index 3c8411b..3fbf885 100644
--- a/schema.neo4j.json
+++ b/schema.neo4j.json
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@
         "BodyNode"
       ],
       "properties": {
-        "kind": "string"
+        "kind": "string",
+        "_k": "string"
       }
     },
     {
@@ -336,7 +337,8 @@
       ],
       "properties": {
         "var": "string",
-        "prov": "string[]"
+        "prov": "string[]",
+        "_k": "string"
       }
     },
     {
diff --git a/src/build/neo4j/bolt.ts b/src/build/neo4j/bolt.ts
index c60102a..de1ee9a 100644
--- a/src/build/neo4j/bolt.ts
+++ b/src/build/neo4j/bolt.ts
@@ -150,18 +150,21 @@ async function upsertNodes(session: () => any, neo4j: any, nodes: NodeRow[]): Pr
 async function upsertEdges(session: () => any, neo4j: any, edges: EdgeRow[]): Promise<void> {
   const groups = new Map<string, EdgeRow[]>();
   for (const e of edges) {
-    bucket(groups, `${e.type}|${e.from.label}.${e.from.keyProp}|${e.to.label}.${e.to.keyProp}`).push(e);
+    bucket(groups, `${e.type}|${e.from.label}.${e.from.keyProp}|${e.to.label}.${e.to.keyProp}|${e.key !== undefined}`).push(e);
   }
 
   for (const group of groups.values()) {
     const { type, from, to } = group[0];
+    // Discriminated relationships MERGE on `{_k}` so several distinct edges of one type coexist
+    // between the same endpoint pair (per-var DDG, the true/false CFG_NEXT pair). See EdgeRow.key.
+    const relKey = group[0].key !== undefined ? " {_k: row.k}" : "";
     const cypher =
       `UNWIND $rows AS row ` +
       `MATCH (a:${from.label} {${from.keyProp}: row.f}) ` +
       `MATCH (b:${to.label} {${to.keyProp}: row.t}) ` +
-      `MERGE (a)-[r:${type}]->(b) SET r += row.p`;
+      `MERGE (a)-[r:${type}${relKey}]->(b) SET r += row.p`;
     for (const batch of chunk(group, BATCH)) {
-      const payload = batch.map((e) => ({ f: e.from.value, t: e.to.value, p: toParams(e.props, neo4j) }));
+      const payload = batch.map((e) => ({ f: e.from.value, t: e.to.value, k: e.key ?? null, p: toParams(e.props, neo4j) }));
       await withSession(session, (s) => s.run(cypher, { rows: payload }));
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/build/neo4j/cypher.ts b/src/build/neo4j/cypher.ts
index a724125..d66e5df 100644
--- a/src/build/neo4j/cypher.ts
+++ b/src/build/neo4j/cypher.ts
@@ -81,22 +81,24 @@ function nodeStatements(nodes: NodeRow[]): string[] {
 function edgeStatements(edges: EdgeRow[]): string[] {
   const groups = new Map<string, EdgeRow[]>();
   for (const e of edges) {
-    const k = `${e.type}|${e.from.label}.${e.from.keyProp}|${e.to.label}.${e.to.keyProp}`;
+    const k = `${e.type}|${e.from.label}.${e.from.keyProp}|${e.to.label}.${e.to.keyProp}|${e.key !== undefined}`;
     (groups.get(k) ?? groups.set(k, []).get(k)!).push(e);
   }
 
   const blocks: string[] = [];
   for (const group of groups.values()) {
     const { type, from, to } = group[0];
+    // Discriminated relationships MERGE on `{_k}` — see EdgeRow.key (issue #70).
+    const keyed = group[0].key !== undefined;
     for (const batch of chunk(group, BATCH)) {
       const list = batch
-        .map((e) => `  {f: ${cypherValue(e.from.value)}, t: ${cypherValue(e.to.value)}, p: ${cypherMap(e.props)}}`)
+        .map((e) => `  {f: ${cypherValue(e.from.value)}, t: ${cypherValue(e.to.value)}, ${keyed ? `k: ${cypherValue(e.key!)}, ` : ""}p: ${cypherMap(e.props)}}`)
         .join(",\n");
       blocks.push(
         `UNWIND [\n${list}\n] AS row\n` +
           `MATCH (a:${from.label} {${from.keyProp}: row.f})\n` +
           `MATCH (b:${to.label} {${to.keyProp}: row.t})\n` +
-          `MERGE (a)-[r:${type}]->(b)\n` +
+          `MERGE (a)-[r:${type}${keyed ? " {_k: row.k}" : ""}]->(b)\n` +
           `SET r += row.p;`,
       );
     }
diff --git a/src/build/neo4j/project.ts b/src/build/neo4j/project.ts
index fe46857..8469f88 100644
--- a/src/build/neo4j/project.ts
+++ b/src/build/neo4j/project.ts
@@ -126,9 +126,15 @@ function projectCallable(b: RowBuilder, c: V2Callable, owner: NodeRef, ownerRel:
     b.edge("HAS_BODY_NODE", node, bref);
     if (typeof bn.callee === "string") b.edge("RESOLVES_TO", bref, ref(bn.callee));
   }
-  for (const e of edges(c.cfg)) b.edge("CFG_NEXT", ref(fq(c.id, e.src)), ref(fq(c.id, e.dst)), prune({ kind: e.kind ?? null }));
+  // kind-discriminated: a conditional's true/false pair between one endpoint pair must stay
+  // two relationships, not one MERGE (issue #70).
+  for (const e of edges(c.cfg)) b.edge("CFG_NEXT", ref(fq(c.id, e.src)), ref(fq(c.id, e.dst)), prune({ kind: e.kind ?? null }), e.kind ?? "");
   for (const e of edges(c.cdg)) b.edge("CDG", ref(fq(c.id, e.src)), ref(fq(c.id, e.dst)));
-  for (const e of edges(c.ddg)) b.edge("DDG", ref(fq(c.id, e.src)), ref(fq(c.id, e.dst)), prune({ var: e.var ?? null, prov: e.prov ?? null }));
+  // (var, prov)-discriminated: the DDG legitimately carries several edges between one statement
+  // pair (one per variable, and the prov split) — a plain endpoint-pair MERGE collapses them and
+  // silently drops dependences (issue #70).
+  for (const e of edges(c.ddg))
+    b.edge("DDG", ref(fq(c.id, e.src)), ref(fq(c.id, e.dst)), prune({ var: e.var ?? null, prov: e.prov ?? null }), `${e.var ?? ""}|${(e.prov ?? []).join(",")}`);
   for (const e of edges(c.summary)) b.edge("SUMMARY", ref(fq(c.id, e.src)), ref(fq(c.id, e.dst)), prune({ var: e.var ?? null }));
 
   // Nested callables (closures) + local classes.
diff --git a/src/build/neo4j/rows.ts b/src/build/neo4j/rows.ts
index 02200d0..fe4c5e2 100644
--- a/src/build/neo4j/rows.ts
+++ b/src/build/neo4j/rows.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ export interface EdgeRow {
   from: NodeRef;
   to: NodeRef;
   props: Props;
+  /**
+   * Optional relationship discriminant: when set, the MERGE is on `{_k: key}` so several
+   * legitimately-distinct edges of one type may coexist between the same endpoint pair (per-var
+   * DDG edges, a conditional's true/false CFG_NEXT pair). Undefined keeps the plain
+   * endpoint-pair MERGE. (issue #70)
+   */
+  key?: string;
 }
 
 export interface GraphRows {
@@ -86,9 +93,10 @@ export class RowBuilder {
     return { label: labels[0], keyProp, value };
   }
 
-  /** An edge whose endpoints are known to exist (both ends emitted as nodes this run). */
-  edge(type: string, from: NodeRef, to: NodeRef, props: Props = {}): void {
-    this.edges.push({ type, from, to, props });
+  /** An edge whose endpoints are known to exist (both ends emitted as nodes this run).
+   * `key` sets the relationship discriminant (see EdgeRow.key). */
+  edge(type: string, from: NodeRef, to: NodeRef, props: Props = {}, key?: string): void {
+    this.edges.push({ type, from, to, props, key });
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/build/neo4j/schema.ts b/src/build/neo4j/schema.ts
index 3196eb5..a53adf4 100644
--- a/src/build/neo4j/schema.ts
+++ b/src/build/neo4j/schema.ts
@@ -179,9 +179,13 @@ export const REL_TYPES: RelType[] = [
     to: ["Callable", "External", "AnonymousCallable"],
     properties: { weight: "integer", prov: "string[]" },
   },
-  { type: "CFG_NEXT", from: ["BodyNode"], to: ["BodyNode"], properties: { kind: "string" } },
+  // `_k` is the relationship-identity discriminant (internal): CFG_NEXT merges per `kind`
+  // (a conditional's true/false pair), DDG per `(var, prov)` (one dependence per variable, plus
+  // the prov split) — a plain endpoint-pair MERGE would collapse legitimately-distinct edges
+  // (issue #70).
+  { type: "CFG_NEXT", from: ["BodyNode"], to: ["BodyNode"], properties: { kind: "string", _k: "string" } },
   { type: "CDG", from: ["BodyNode"], to: ["BodyNode"], properties: {} },
-  { type: "DDG", from: ["BodyNode"], to: ["BodyNode"], properties: { var: "string", prov: "string[]" } },
+  { type: "DDG", from: ["BodyNode"], to: ["BodyNode"], properties: { var: "string", prov: "string[]", _k: "string" } },
   { type: "SUMMARY", from: ["BodyNode"], to: ["BodyNode"], properties: { var: "string" } },
   { type: "PARAM_IN", from: ["BodyNode"], to: ["BodyNode"], properties: { var: "string" } },
   { type: "PARAM_OUT", from: ["BodyNode"], to: ["BodyNode"], properties: { var: "string" } },
diff --git a/test/neo4j-edge-identity.test.ts b/test/neo4j-edge-identity.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6525081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/neo4j-edge-identity.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/**
+ * Relationship-identity discriminant (issue #70): a plain endpoint-pair MERGE collapses
+ * legitimately-distinct edges of one type between the same two nodes — the DDG carries one edge
+ * per variable (plus the prov split), and a conditional's true/false CFG_NEXT pair shares its
+ * endpoints. Discriminated families MERGE on `{_k: row.k}` so each survives; undiscriminated
+ * families keep the plain endpoint-pair MERGE.
+ */
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { renderCypher } from "../src/build/neo4j";
+import { RowBuilder } from "../src/build/neo4j/rows";
+
+function twoVarDdgRows() {
+  const b = new RowBuilder();
+  const a = b.node(["CanNode", "BodyNode"], "id", "can://ts/app/f.ts/f()@1:0", {});
+  const c = b.node(["CanNode", "BodyNode"], "id", "can://ts/app/f.ts/f()@2:0", {});
+  b.edge("DDG", a, c, { var: "x", prov: ["reaching-defs"] }, "x|reaching-defs");
+  b.edge("DDG", a, c, { var: "y", prov: ["reaching-defs"] }, "y|reaching-defs");
+  b.edge("CDG", a, c); // undiscriminated control family stays a plain MERGE
+  return b.finish();
+}
+
+describe("edge identity discriminant (_k)", () => {
+  test("per-var DDG edges between one endpoint pair both survive rendering", () => {
+    const cypher = renderCypher(twoVarDdgRows(), "app");
+    expect(cypher).toContain("MERGE (a)-[r:DDG {_k: row.k}]->(b)");
+    expect(cypher).toContain("k: 'x|reaching-defs'");
+    expect(cypher).toContain("k: 'y|reaching-defs'");
+  });
+
+  test("undiscriminated families keep the plain endpoint-pair MERGE", () => {
+    const cypher = renderCypher(twoVarDdgRows(), "app");
+    expect(cypher).toContain("MERGE (a)-[r:CDG]->(b)");
+    expect(cypher).not.toContain("MERGE (a)-[r:CDG {_k");
+  });
+
+  test("row model carries the discriminant only when set", () => {
+    const rows = twoVarDdgRows();
+    const ddg = rows.edges.filter((e) => e.type === "DDG");
+    const cdg = rows.edges.filter((e) => e.type === "CDG");
+    expect(ddg.map((e) => e.key).sort()).toEqual(["x|reaching-defs", "y|reaching-defs"]);
+    expect(cdg[0].key).toBeUndefined();
+    // distinct identity per (type, endpoints, key): nothing deduplicates the pair
+    expect(ddg.length).toBe(2);
+  });
+});