Originally posted by alphamale
Marriage among 1st cousins is very common all over the world. There is nothing wrong with it.
Not in Asia. If you can trace back to a common ancestor this person is taboo.
I remember reading Agatha Christie thrillers and there were always so many people in her books marrying their first cousins. I thought this seemed to be something quite normal in England. Don't know if this is still that normal there.
I didn't read the article, but my mother told me that she couldn't marry the love of her life because they were first cousins. They adored each other and wanted to spend the rest of their lives together, but could not. They were forced to move away from each other and eventually marry other people. I thought that was sad that they couldn't marry the one they really loved, but then again I think of my cousins and, yuck! No way could I marry a first cousin. Of course, I don't like my cousins anyway--they are truly despicable people---much like their mother, but still it doesn't 'feel' right to me somehow.
Don't many royals marry within their own bloodlines? And weren't Ashley and Melanie Wilks first cousins? (Wilks's always marry their cousins right! ) It wasn't a scandal when the movie came out, or the book. It was something that was accepted among certain groups of people.
Originally posted by alphamale
Marriage among 1st, 2nd and 3rd cousins is common on the Indian sub-continent. Last time I checked that was part of Asia.
And since I am indian I probably know better. I have a bunch of 1st and 2nd cousins that intermarried.
Originally posted by tiki
Alpha, would you marry your first cuz?
I was offered to marry 2 of my 1st cousins in arranged marriages but since personally for me it was not a good idea since I was brought up here. But I don't think there is anything wrong with it otherwise.
well, back in the Day.... many folks lived on their families land withtheir families. a lot did not get "out", and towns could be at least days away. it was convinient.
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Originally posted by laRubiaBonita
well, back in the Day.... many folks lived on their families land withtheir families. a lot did not get "out", and towns could be at least days away. it was convinient.
Therefore the widespread of village idiots. Eeeewwww.
It's not that people are 'into incest'. It's that people in the same family aren't necessarily brought up together.
The only reason you think it's 'disgusting' is because it's a law in your country. It isn't in other countries and the earth hasn't quit rotating yet.
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) It wasn't a scandal when the movie came out, or the book. It was something that was accepted among certain groups of people.
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