diff --git a/lib/dbwrap.js b/lib/dbwrap.js
index 520d722..c7ab8da 100644
--- a/lib/dbwrap.js
+++ b/lib/dbwrap.js
@@ -240,6 +240,26 @@ function wrap(db, dir) {
       var sql;
       var vals = [];
 
+      ['hasOne', 'hasMany', 'hasAndBelongsToMany', 'belongsTo', 'belongsToMany'].forEach(function (relname) {
+        var rels = opts[relname];
+
+        if (!rels) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        if (!Array.isArray(rels)) {
+          rels = [rels];
+        }
+
+        // don't save relationships
+        rels.forEach(function (colname) {
+          delete data[colname];
+          delete data[camelCase(colname)];
+          // TODO placehold relationships on find / get?
+          // data[camelCase(colname)] = null;
+        });
+      });
+
       (opts.indices || []).forEach(function (col) {
         if ('string' === typeof col) {
           col = { name: col, type: 'TEXT' };