Dating a Cousin

Desideria (Moderator) says on Jan 21, 2005, 12:32:

I've no experience but haven't you read your One Hundred Years of Solitude? Offspring with pig tail can be expected of such dalliances....
Cheers,
Desi

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nanis says on Jan 21, 2005, 12:34:

hahaha well i remember once doing naughty things with my cousin... i was so ashamed! but couldn't stop seeing him although we had to do it behind close doors and constantly worried about getting caught because our family would go completly mad if they found out! but they never did i think that we did it because we were really young and all that sneaking around was fun.

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utopiacowboy says on Jan 21, 2005, 12:35:

I guess it's better than dating your sister. Our experience? None. With most of us our family trees have branches instead of going straight up.

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Mr. Hollywood says on Jan 21, 2005, 12:44:

I dated your cousin and she was great.

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RolaParaTodaLaVida says on Jan 21, 2005, 15:28:

i have heard about keeping it in the family Not sure why...but this is something that the men are into!
When I visited my family this was very obvious. They flirted with me in a way only a man would to a woman.
My cousin’s wives looked at me and my sister with eyes that could kill. I love my cousins but that’s only a family love. The wives wouldn't let them spend time with us to talk, have diner...etc. I didn't get it, but later on my aunts explain the whole male mentality on it and the fears of the women. I feel and believe its bizarre! My cousins are like my brother and sister. We keep up with each others lives with care and love but not lust! Or at least that’s how I approach my relationship with them.

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utopiacowboy says on Jan 21, 2005, 15:44:

Geez, Rola, I didn't know Elmo was your cousin.

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ColombianoX says on Jan 21, 2005, 15:47:

"I know it is a custom in Colombia for some people to date their cousins"

A custom? No this is not a "custom" in Colombia! This may happen among some depraved people and as in most cultures it is certainly not accepted by most colombians!

ColombianoX

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Jan 21, 2005, 16:05:

really, colx? "A la prima se le arrima, a la hermana con mas gana" is a popular saying in Colombia. One of the girls I studied with in college in Colombia was married to her uncle. Not good, not healthy, but it happens.

Cheers,
Desi

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ColombianoX says on Jan 21, 2005, 16:28:

Desi,

Yes, it does happen, just like anywhere, but I would never say that it is a "custom".


CX

ColombianoX 'Defensor de la Colombianidad'

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RecochanBoy says on Jan 21, 2005, 18:43:

Not a custom but not unusual Hey ColX, I agree with you in that is not a "custom" but I would say it's not that unusual. I know of a couple cases within my own family tree where cousins dated, married and now have normal children. I point this out because of the old belief that breeding between cousins may produce birth defects in offspring (due to the mixing of closely-related genes or whatever) but in both of my relatives' cases, their children were born perfectly healthy. I personally think this belief is all about preventing close relatives to breed because genetic variety increases the survival odds of future populations.

I agree though it's kinda bizarre and I wouldn't do it/promote it; I wouldn't like to play the genetic "russian roulette" myself...

R.B.

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bitt3rvanilla says on Jan 21, 2005, 20:16:

Yuck. quite frankly that is a little sick. Dating a cousin, marrying the uncle...yes sounds like the product of a mind full of deviations, I dont think thats a common thing.

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RecochanBoy says on Jan 21, 2005, 20:48:

In the U.S. too... I can see this going on in the U.S. too. Check this out:

http://www.cousincouples.com/

R.B.

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utopiacowboy says on Jan 21, 2005, 21:01:

It's taking that kissing cousin thing to a whole new level.

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Jojo says on Jan 23, 2005, 14:06:

Cousins My grandparents were cousins. met when they were 15 and 17 and married 3 years later. Together till my grandfathers death when he was in his 70's. I have dated a cousin, wouldn't recommend it as it is embarrassing when you split up as you can't avoid them. It isn't jusy colombians... isn't Greta Satchi married to her cousin?

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Jimmyto says on Jan 24, 2005, 15:26:

Thanks for the website address. Very informative!

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lpdiver says on Jan 25, 2005, 15:36:

Marriage to a cousin is legal in some states. I have read that in India marriage between nieces and uncles is common also...

???

"cook some rice!"

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