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I'm in love with my 2nd cousin...

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Question - (7 April 2009) 5 Answers - (Newest, 27 April 2009)
A female Australia age 41-50, anonymous writes:

i love my 2nd cousin.i dont know what to do i dont see him much at all and i know he feels the same we both want to have sex is it wrong i am scared the family would findout

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A female reader, cousin2009rl United States +, writes (27 April 2009):

I completely understand your problem and I also have been asking the same question... my second cousin and I are best friends and we both know that we are completely in love with each other its always been that way. Now that we are alittle older we have begun to take it a little further than normal with pictures and texts, and our last visit together. Sigh we don't know what to do either because we know our families would completely flip out. And we arent sure if its wrong... but it surely doesn't feel wrong :/

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A reader, anonymous, writes (26 April 2009):

Same situation here, except he's my 1st cousin ..

Until we find a better solution, my cousin and I decided we're going to keep it on the low, we have no other choice.

If it is love, it will eventually find its way

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A male reader, anonymous, writes (22 April 2009):

I don't think there is much problem being with a second cousin. The taboo against having a relationship with a close relative has a good reason - children of people that are closely related are more likely to have birth defects. However, being second cousins means that you are genetically different enough not to have problems. I have read that first cousins can have children with only a slightly higher risk of birth defects. Therefore I don't think there is anything 'wrong' with having sex with your second cousin.

However, you should seriously consider the reaction of your family if they did find out. I think most people would find it a little strange at first, but they would get over it.

I read on the internet (recently) a story of a teenager who noticed that this mother's maiden name was the same as his fathers surname, and asked them about it and they told him that they were second cousins, and had inherited the same name.

As a teenager I was very attracted to my first cousin, and I've heard many other people say similar things. So I think it's perfectly normal to be attracted to cousins, it's just that most people never act on it.

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A female reader, searbear United Kingdom +, writes (7 April 2009):

searbear agony auntcompletely agree with HPC11. Don't think i can add to that either, just do what you want to do but also have respect for your family aswell.

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A female reader, HPC11 United States +, writes (7 April 2009):

HPC11 agony auntAre you really sure you love him? This is a very taboo subject... first I would make SURE he is your blood cousin... then figure out if you a turely in love with him. Next I would see if you can get over him (because you really don't see him much)... If you can't get over him and you ARE turely in love then well it is legal for 2nd cousins to get married... but I would reeaelly try to get over this because your family will never except it... sorry : (

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