By meltingturtle - 02/08/2016 03:25

Today, I was talking with my girlfriend. We both have family issues, so we'd agreed to open up to each other today. Turns out I'm dating my cousin. FML
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meltingturtle 24

OP here. Here's your follow up. My mom and her brother had a rocky relationship. She moved to the west coast some twenty years ago, and never talks about my uncle. I know of him, but never met him due to problems between them. I moved out of state for college, and met my girlfriend there. I'd only been told I had a cousin once, pretty much in passing. My gf and I were both talking, and she mentioned how her dad, named David, was bipolar and had several issues. I asked if she had any aunts or anything cause that sounded a hell of a lot like my estranged uncle my mom hardly talks about. She was all, 'yeah, but my dad never talks about her. Her name is Emily or something I think?' And I was like 'o shit that's my mom'. It was super awkward. I'd known my uncle had a daughter, and she knew her aunt had two. Thing is, I'm a trans boy who goes by a completely name, so we never really figured it out until now. Hope it makes more sense to y'all now.

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Top comments

kusje 29

Hey, at least you have a lot in common with each other!

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Comments

CountZiggenpuss 7

Civil unions don't exist in America. Either you are married or not. Some states recognize "common law marraige", if that's what you mean.

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bad_boyfriend 10

Go on... *unzips pants*

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Catdragon 40

I grew up knowing my brother and my mother, occasionally my grandparents on my mothers side, sometimes my father. I've never met my father's side of the family. I met some of my cousins, but I don't know all of them. I don't think I've met all my aunts and uncles either. To me, my family is my mother and my brother. The rest are as good as strangers to me. Not every family is the same.

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mfmylifesrsly 29

I'm probably going to get thumbs down but I'm curious if y'all are going to stay together? Some states allow it, how long were yall dating until yall found out?

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TessTickles 8

That's disgusting. All of it. I hope you broke it off with your COUSIN. Another thing that I am disgusted with is the fact that you would **** with 1 of God's creations...you. That includes your gender. But, then again...who am I to judge? GOD WILL JUDGE YOU AND WILL THROW YOUR CORRUPTED SOUL INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE! (Just kidding.? Only stupid people believe shit like that. Keep doing you.)

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deathshead 19

while I comend that fact that you weren't being serious and in fact encouraged OP to be himself and all that shit, you really aren't doing him, or the world any favors by making fun of the people who do believe in a higher power, it just pisses them off and makes them insufferable. -Angry people are just generally insufferable, nothing to do with beliefs or anything before I get any shit about that.

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LifeOfAnRN 18

But if we all came from Adam and Eve people apparently not only reproduced with their cousins they also had children with their siblings.

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Dale_shackleford 13

You don't have to be a dick just because someone disagrees with you. Unless you are having beliefs forced on you, you are the asshole in the argument.

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tygerarmy 35

Glad you found out. But in the end it really only changes things if you let it. Since as of right now kids aren't an option, you can either keep going out, or be besties. Good luck either way.

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emanbikerz 14

Genetically speaking, there have been studies that show that as first cousins you are genetically dissimilar enough to procreate as long as the next generation isn't procreating with family. I think that if you two are in love then forget the cousin crap. You two never knew each other as family so as long as you can get by it I say stick together. Many states in the US allow first cousin marriages either openly or with exception. Few actually criminalize it.

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MitiMiki 16

Incest is best! But it's all relative...

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