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Old 02-01-2012, 11:51 AM
 
Location: Tucson
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Queen Victoria married and loved passionately her first cousin. But, some of their children had health issues.
That's the only problem and it applies pretty much only to first cousins. Now, how cousins feel about each other very much depends on how and where they were raised. If they're raised in close proximity and spent a lot of time together growing up, then they'd feel more like siblings.
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Old 02-01-2012, 11:58 AM
 
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Depends. How far away is she?
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Old 02-01-2012, 12:01 PM
 
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But your distant cousins don't know your family.

Sure they do. In fact, one of my fifth cousins was a client of mine.
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Old 02-01-2012, 12:06 PM
 
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Sure they do. In fact, one of my fifth cousins was a client of mine.
I'm sure that can happen, just usually does not. Other than my long-lost fifth cousin and her two brothers with whom I went to school, I don't know any cousins of mine outside of my first cousins - and I don't really know all of them.
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Old 02-01-2012, 12:08 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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Fifth-cousins would share a set of great-great-great-great-grandparents. There's an awful lot of genetic diversity in between that would make a relationship not much of an issue.
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Old 02-01-2012, 12:10 PM
 
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Absolutely NOT!
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Old 02-01-2012, 12:12 PM
 
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Say a third cousin?

At the end of the day we are all related if you go back far enough.
Nonsense, If that were the case, then marrying a sibling should be on the table as well. The answer is NO now and Hell NO in the future.... so gross
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Old 02-01-2012, 12:16 PM
 
Location: Tucson
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Nonsense, If that were the case, then marrying a sibling should be on the table as well. The answer is NO now and Hell NO in the future.... so gross
As if you'd ever know! For all you know, you may BE married to your 3rd cousin!
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Old 02-01-2012, 12:18 PM
 
Location: Katonah, NY
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If I knew I was related to the person - then, no. If I fell in love with someone and it happened that they were a distant relative - that might be okay. But if I know I'm related to someone - there is zero chance of anything romantic happening.
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Old 02-01-2012, 12:19 PM
 
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If I knew I was related to the person - then, no. If I fell in love with someone and it happened that they were a distant relative - that might be okay. But if I know I'm related to someone - there is zero chance of anything romantic happening.
Even if it's really distant?
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