If you and your SO were related...

[Dziubka]

I'm with Zephii and Lissy.
I don't think falling in (romantic) love with a relative is necessarily sick or perverted. I do think it's all sorts of weird when you've grown up with that person.
My brother is very good looking, smart, nice and has a good sense of humour. He definitely has everything I look for in a guy, but he's my brother. Even if I tried, I couldn't have romantic feelings for him. I'm not attracted to him, because he's my brother.

If it turned out that my boyfriend was my cousin or half brother it would be a completely different situation. Yeah, he'd be my brother biologically, but I wouldn't have a brother-sister relationship with him. It's already too late anyway, we have a romantic relationship - I couldn't make that undone by ending it.

[lucybelle]

Gotta say I'd feel like I was falling into the southern/country/red neck stereotype. I wouldn't go for it.

[megfashion]

i can just imagine the SO going "we can get through this..."

[Lumos]

I could probably get past it, but I'm not sure my SO could. I once asked him if he'd still love me if I randomly woke up one day and was a man instead of woman, and he said no!

I ask him "Would you still love me if" questions all the time I'll have to ask him this one when he gets home.

[SquishyLove]

I wouldn't care. I asked him, and he said he wouldn't care either. We don't want kids anyway, so that aspect of it would be a non-issue. :P My feelings for him couldn't change because of something like that. We'd carry on as usual if we found out we were somehow related, but we of course would keep that info to ourselves as well. I'm fairly certain he's not related to me because my family history shows absolutely no ties to Russia, and his heritage is from Russia and Ukraine exclusively, so almost zero chance here. :P

[Kerry]

of course not!!!! dating a blood relative?? no way!!!

if me and my fiance were related I'd seriously lose it!

[Lumos]

I could probably get past it, but I'm not sure my SO could. I once asked him if he'd still love me if I randomly woke up one day and was a man instead of woman, and he said no!

I ask him "Would you still love me if" questions all the time I'll have to ask him this one when he gets home.

Actually, he said he wouldn't be happy about it, but he'd still love me Can't believe that grosses him out less than me being a dude. Also found out he'd still love me if I turned into a dog but could still think normally :P

[kiara_silver]

Gosh this would be so weird, I don't know how i would feel at first. But I don't think my feelings could change, i wouldn't be able to see him as my brother. We spent all this time being in love, to push that away, don't think I could. Im going to ask my SO this one lol

reminds me of the book flowers in the attic, and the manga series marmalade boy. As weird as it would be and a bit creepy, not sure if i could get over him....

[Darth_Taco]

It's not unusual for Mexicans to date relatives :P. It wouldn't be surprised either, both our families come from the same part of Mexico o.o (where incest is common xD). I do have limits though, I ain't sleeping with anyone closer than a first cousin. I'd also learn to play the banjo just to eternally fuck with Enrique :P. He'd never forgive me xD.

One thing I'm not sure about is kids. I personally don't feel comfortable pulling a Thomas Beatie and getting pregnant, we'd be doing biological kids through surrogacy. That gives us a chance to explain that incest runs in my family and that we want to avoid 2-headed babies. On the other hand...kids produced through incest has always been really creepy for me. Fuck it, we'd just adopt so we don't have to over think it @_@.

[keypatalina]

Distant relative maybe, half brother or brother absolutely not...the genetic implications are awful and I just wouldn't feel right. Reminds me of the story in the papers a few years ago about fraternal twins who were adopted separately, met later in life, fell in love and got married only to separate once they found out that they were not only related, but twins

[13000km]

In many cultures, first cousin marriage is actually preferred, especially in the higher classes to keep the family blood "pure". They don't see many birth defects and disorders in children of these marriages, but birth defects in children of siblings is significantly higher. Personally, I would probably draw the line at siblings.

[keminlove]

i would have to say distant cousin and i didnt know any of his family. I think if i knew his side of the family well then it would just be awkward and end up ruining the relationship.

[keypatalina]

Actually first cousin marriage does see hereditary effects, that's how hemophilia arose in the line of Queen Victoria.