I am in love with my cousin( my mum's younger brother's daughter). .WE love each other since small ages.We have a age diff of 1 year. we are planing to marry after we attain a good status in our life.SHALL I MARRY? HOW CAN WE AVOID THE BIRTH DEFECTS OF OUR CHILD ?
2006-07-03 03:19:46 · 16 answers · asked by dude 2 in Health ➔ Men's Health
hey buddy...just ignore all the people hatin and sayin how gross it is cuz it isnt that bad. You cant help who u fall in love with, and in a lot of other countries its absolutely normal, so long as it isnt ur own sibling that u r gettin married to. as for the birth defects, that only happens if there is a history of inter-family marriages in your family. for example, if your grandparents were cousins and your parents were cousins, then there would be a high possibility that there might be some birth defects. but if you are the first one then theres not a very big chance. i say this from experience, because my parents are cousins and lot of my aunts n uncles married their cousins and (thank god) we have no birth defected children in our family at all. so good luck with it all.
2006-07-03 07:50:26 · answer #1 · answered by mfn1124 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are millions of men, don't limit yourself to a relative. The problem arrives when children are born carrying the same genes as both parents. The chance of passing on a bad gene is greater within a family. Why make a 'mistake" that could and should be avoided.
2016-03-27 02:20:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in some religions it is not a sin to marry with first cousin. but whichever the religion is the chance of birth defects gets higher. it does not mean that you'll have a high chance of having defected baby but the chance is just higher than that of a non-relative marriage. it's still small. so, if you have make your mind for this marrige you would consult a clinical genetics center to give you some tips about the cautions you should use. they will also provide you with some information about your and your cousin's possible genetic mismatch. good luck!
2006-07-03 05:19:49 · answer #3 · answered by sshahraz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1st cousin? That's just not right. Can't you love her and seek out other relationships? Birth defects are greatly in your favor. However, I have a cousin that married her first cousin and they have 5 children. Grown now, they seem to be healthy.
2006-07-03 03:25:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Number one, you can't avoid birth defects so please don't try and bring a baby into the world that has to suffer. Number two, if your going to get married make sure you are prepared for all of the mean things people are going to say about you. Number three, you couldn't find anyone else in your hometown?
2006-07-03 03:25:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
can you say incest!! that is soooo wrong..
attain good status? how can you attain good status..marrying your cousin..now if it was like the 15th cousin twice removed maybe..but that close in bloodline...
avoid birth defects by being a real man...find a real woman (who you are not related to) and marry her.
2006-07-03 03:32:17 · answer #6 · answered by joschaos 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Morally this is a bad decision. Wisely you should take time to try and experience love from another source. However, if you plan to take this route then one of you will need to make the sacrifce and substitute your sperm or egg for that of some non-relative through artificail insemenation.
2006-07-03 03:29:54 · answer #7 · answered by soultransformation 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its been proven that if you have children with your cousins then they will turn out normal. Its just when generations and generations of famillies have children with their cousins when there will be some birth defects.
2006-07-03 03:24:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
WOW, no, not KY the spelling of Mom (mum) gives it away. What ever you may hear; insest is not the best...it's ok love your cousin but it's not ok to be in love with your cousin. Find someone who you are not related to and marry them.
2006-07-03 03:31:29 · answer #9 · answered by Moon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i married my first cousin, 18 yrs now, have two healthy children. He is my husband, and that's how i introduce him...............it is great, your in-laws are also your family...................where i come from it is legal.........go for it, true love only comes once...........prayer and belief in God will also help. you could marry someone from the other side of the world and have sick kids!
2006-07-03 08:25:28 · answer #10 · answered by nivia 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋