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By LilMamaRedd - 20/12/2019 19:25

Today, I found out my boyfriend of 5yrs is my 4th cousin by marriage.. we were about to get engaged. FML
I agree, your life sucks 90
You deserved it 14

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4th cousins are very distant, and if it is by marriage and not by blood there is no genetic link. Do some research, but there should not be any problem.

Duc du V. 23

From my point of view, this is not an FML. "Cousin by marriage" does not imply any "incest" issues or "too close" DNA ones, when the time comes to have babies.

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4th cousins are very distant, and if it is by marriage and not by blood there is no genetic link. Do some research, but there should not be any problem.

Nawww our family close asf, I just hadn’t been by my dads side of the family since I was deployed🤦🏾‍♀️

Duc du V. 23

From my point of view, this is not an FML. "Cousin by marriage" does not imply any "incest" issues or "too close" DNA ones, when the time comes to have babies.

samomaha 17

4th cousins share only 2/10ths of 1% DNA. About the same as a stranger. Now, why are you concerned this could be an FML? Go ahead, OP - you're fine!

Yeah, it's not incest. You're related by marriage, not blood.

slimy anus 4

Oh for gods sake. It's not an issue. You can legally marry your 2nd cousin. However you don't seem to be particularly swift so not sure if you should procreate. ydi

Fourth? You’re just making a big deal out of nothing