Is it normal to fall inlove with your cousin

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There was a segment on radio about this some years ago. You have a tiny, tiny chance of genetic problems with your children.

Darwin and Einstein are recent examples of famous men who married their cousins. It was very, very common until about 100 years ago. It is a modern social norm only to frown on it.

Perhaps I am biased though, as I had a cousin with a crush on me when we were teens, and she was stunningly gorgeous. We never saw each other more than once every 3-5 years, so it wasn't like we were close enough to feel like anything more than friends. Certainly didn't feel like a "family" kind of relationship, likely due to our lack of proximity.

We never so much as held hands, or even discussed anything other than usual smalltalk. Perhaps things would have been different if kissing cousins wasn't such a taboo, who knows.

No, it's not abnormal to be attracted to someone pretty and around your age, nor for that feeling to be reciprocated. But it's not normal in this day and age to act on it, strictly speaking.

Don't expect others to understand, as you can see by comments above. This is one that will end in tears, I'm afraid.

Some countries allow cousins to marry, some don't.

Anthropologically, incest taboos are the subject of speculation and several theories have been proposed, including the genetic predisposition and proximity concerns. It has been shown that incest taboos are universal across humans, but the definition of incest depends on the definition of 'family,' thus some cousins cannot marry, and some can. In some patrilineal societies, it is incest to get together with anyone from your father's side of the family, blood related or not, but it would be acceptable to form a romantic union with a half-sibling from your mother's side.

Genetically, as people seem to be concerned with that the most, cousins reproducing have just a slightly higher risk of their offspring inheriting genetic diseases than a normal couple would because of recessive genes.

True story. A friend of mine thought she was in love with her first cousin, and vice versa. They started having sex, she ended up pregnant. They couldn't get married ( the family was embarrassed ) but they were forced to have the baby. The child was born with 6 fingers and 6 toes and 3 kidneys. The child is developmentally delayed and has a severe cleft palet. Incest is a game the whole family can play, but please don't. Freakshow.

I used to have the hots for my girl cousin. She would tease me all the time and I only saw her a couple times a year so we weren't close enough to NOT like each other (like, they say if people grow up together they always get repulsed by each other.)
So we knew we liked each other but I NEVER tried anything with her.
So I mentioned this to my uncle one time (i was jealous she was ignoring me) and he says, "She looks like your Mom, don't you think?"
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(never again...NEVER again... Uggh...)

stupid! stupid! stupid! stupid!

Every other question on this app is about incest... Weird unless your cousin is Megan fox... Actually that's still weird

Let them love each other, who cares seriously. Just don't have kids, cause that child will get some sort of defect and I doubt you would want that.

Not normal.

Not a fan of this at all. Not normal.

It's normal in Louisiana. My grandmother's parents were cousins and she developed a neuromuscular wasting disease. Can't you find anyone else.

Gross

that is so wrong.

EVEN I WOULDN'T DO THIS!!! lol

Messed up man...

If they are your 3rd cousin you're safe. 1st or second you'll end up having mess up kids, not to mention it's generally a bad idea to alienate yourselves from your family with incestuous choices like this.

someone has to tell you this: what is your heart telling you to do?
i was in love with my cousin too(not anymore i see her like a sister now) but didn`t try to be with her, family is more sacred than everything else and this value should not be destroyed. any way this was my decision. you and only you have to make your own.

It is normal to feel that way as it's easy to get close to a cousin but to act on it sexually is another matter so just continue the "romantic friendship" but keep it platonic.

Fuck no!

Go for your life! xD

DNA, man. They dont lie.

"If you can't keep it in your pants, keep it in the family" LMAO. NO!!!!!!! INCEST IS NOT NORMAL!!! Unless you want to be on Jerry Springer!

Does anyone else hear banjo music?

IF YOU HAVE KIDS THEY WILL END UP DEFORMED

incest............. yuck

Have sex just do it ullnsee

its not normal but its sick if u actually WANT to fall in love with ur cousin. if u dont then u need to fix this problem. my cousin told me its ok to like ur family members like dat and in my i say dats weird sor u to say dat but i dont like awkward situations with both me and sum1 else so i said ok

The only real problems are, "What will the neighbors say?" and what does the law say? Genetic problems don't come from a single pairing as much as from a small gene pool. That's been seen in small communities from remote Afghan villages to some highly closed Amish groups in the U.S. There is a positive side to it: you're likely to have shared values, and that's good for a relationship.

Interracial marriages were once illegal. The current argument is over same sex marriage. But suggest two cousins marry and people have a fit.

I'm marrying mine... Why not?

not normal, unless shes ur 3rd cousin. if not keep this love a secret.