Do you think it's OK to marry your cousin?

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Reply 60

Thomb

Original post by Proxenus

Nah aha

Didn't think it would. :smile:

Nope

I consider my cousins to be my siblings and we are all pretty close so that's just disgusting,would never support it

Reply 63

Boondock Saint

Original post by RezzBerry

Marriage usually results in children. Said children will be (most likely) disabled. Why would you want that?

That's just a myth. The risk of children being born with a disability is increased by only about 2-4% in comparison to an unrelated couple. It's definitely something that should be taken into consideration, but even marrying someone from the same city as you could potentially increase the risk of a disability in any future children, and even more so if they're from the same town or village.

I think this issue is more relative to ones culture. If you've been raised to think of your cousins as one of your own brothers and sisters, then cousin marriage does seem very strange, in that context.

Reply 64

connormc199

Wtf is up with all the incest posts today?😝

Reply 65

username2371841

who cares, if we have same-sex marriage, then it doesnt matter, i know i wouldn't do it, but if people want then sure, i mean the queen did

Yes it is OK.

Why not. Butin my case my cousins are much younger than me and are not willing to marry me

Reply 68

username1539513

Isn't that incest and therefore illegal?

Reply 69

KaminiZindagi

Original post by sfaraj

who cares, if we have same-sex marriage, then it doesnt matter, i know i wouldn't do it, but if people want then sure, i mean the queen did

so just because gay marriage has been legalized, then we should legalize everything...

Reply 70

Shatoo

Original post by CheekyYear11

Huh?

Personally I'd say no, I think it's ok to date and have feelings but maybe marriage is going too far, like you close off your family to any outside sources, you don't get any in-laws. It's all just weird and messed up to me.

Oh so in your point of view.. It is 'alright' to use them for your desires and later on dump them. How utterly disgusting!

Reply 71

Indeterminate

Option 1. It's just wrong as far as I'm concerned :colonhash:

Reply 72

typonaut

Original post by Erebor

What's your opinion on marrying your first cousin?

There is good evidence that intermarriage in this form is a significant cause of genetic abnormalities including physical and mental impairment.

Reply 73

typonaut

Original post by Boondock Saint

That's just a myth. The risk of children being born with a disability is increased by only about 2-4% in comparison to an unrelated couple…

Can you cite a source for that. If the risk is originally 0.02%, then a 2-4% increase is significant (ie 2.02-4.02%).

I have seen figures that suggest that a couple from the British Pakistani community is something like 13 times more likely to have a child with genetic abnormalities, and that a third of children in the UK with serious disabilities come from that community. There may be other issues at play, but the cause is suggested to be the prevalence of intermarriage.

Reply 74

greenmonster

Original post by typonaut

There is good evidence that intermarriage in this form is a significant cause of genetic abnormalities including physical and mental impairment.

Not actually true. Unless this has been repeated over generations the risk is negligible, and even then the risk is similar to having a child over 40, something that most people would never have an issue with.
Aversion to marriage between close family members is mostly cultural rather than having any basis in biology.