Is it illegal to date your second or third cousin?

Question

Can you date your second or third cousin and if it is your dads cousins son what is that considered 1,2,3 cousin what one?

Answer 1

No, not illegal, but the guy is still family and it's taboo. There's really no good guideline for something like that. You have to listen to your heart. But, if it were me, I wouldn't do it. It's just too close to home. It reminds me too much of someone finding a date at a family reunion. It's just odd.

Answer 2

You can date AND marry your second and third cousin in almost every US state. You can date AND marry your first cousin in 26 states. I'm not sure what the rule is when it's a "once removed" cousin, but they're definitely looser than when they're not "once removed" Point being, the law really isn't an issue.

In the US it is viewed as a taboo by some. Most of those people are ignorant of the genetic and legal issues associated with it (try and get one of those people to cite an actual scientific source, they can't, they just repeat what they were told by other ignorant people. It's all hearsay).

So, what's the big worry? Incest and genetic defects? It's NOT incest. Not biblically and not legally (incest is a another word used ignorantly by people who don't know).

Genetics isn't an issue. Modern genetics has shown that even first cousins have a VERY low risk of genetic problems in their children. In fact, a woman who is over age 35 has a greater risk for birth defects than a woman married to her first cousin. New research has shown that due to the similarities in body chemistry between two cousins that cousin couples have a lower risk of miscarriage than most couples. So, don't sweat all the misinformation you hear from everyone about inbreeding and genetic deformities.

As many as 1 in 1000 couples in the US are cousins. There are 300,000,000 people in the US so that adds up to a LOT of couples.

All the really matters is how you two feel about each other. Follow your heart. If your family isn't immediately accepting of the relationship they will be once they've done the research themselves. Remember, in most parts of the world, cousin relationships are PREFERRED.

There is a support site for cousin couples where you can go for the facts: http://www.cousincouples.com

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If their dads are 1st cousins, they are 2nd cousins. And it's OK for them to date. There may be some people that disapprove a bit, but it's not illegal. There are certain segments of society where this is quite common - like among certain religious groups; the Amish being one. Also, it's my understanding that it used to be quite common among royalty.

Answer 5

Yes it it and That makes them second cousins and i say it is some say u cant date frist or do frist but u can second or Thrid but to me it worng no matter if it frist second or third listen as a kid i was dum i sleep with my frist & second cousins but i was like only 11 or 12 years it is her second cousin and it is worng dads frist then he second to her like my first cousin craig his kids r second to me u need to tell her it worng and if she gets peg by him it could mess up the baby be born with trouble bad hearth lungs not right or something like that i was dum as a kid i i did not know no better but still i know better now so tell her say a good friend told me and tell her what i did and ihow i was dum he dont want me to give his name out so call me dm ok and if she dont listen then u tryed u need to tell other family members and yours a bout her ask them what u should do and if they think it worng i bet they will say nastty and put a stop to this well hopes this helps ttfn

Answer 6

second cousins. i don't think its illegal .. but its still family? the person under me is correct but it is definitely your second cousin. your first cousin once removed would be your dads cousin .. not your dads cousins son.

Answer 7

Its not illegal, is not immoral (referring to the bible) I do feel like 1st cousins and second cousins are too close to marry, 3rd cousins are ok to me but anything closer than that is too gross and I don't like it

Answer 8

No, it's not illegal, just a Taboo, and that would be your second cousin.

Answer 9

I don't think it's illegal to date a second or third cousin... but it's still icky.

Answer 10

Not illegal just taboo because that is family. That's actually something that is shunned in this society.