Cousin Marriage, a subject I've seen a lot of. What do you really know about cousins who have married each other and the effects it has/will have on their children? This is about the facts you know. If you do have a religous/political/personal opionpon(Can't spell that), please label it so.
Thanks,
Jeni J
2007-07-05 18:59:39 · 14 answers · asked by Jeni J 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
the chances of birth defects are only slightly higher than marrying someone from your own race-I seen LOTS of ppl who married thier cousins and had beautiful intelligent kids or were the products of cousin marriages and they were all intelligent and normal
2007-07-05 19:12:10 · answer #1 · answered by multicurious 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The genetic defects that people discuss and guarantee are merely because the gene pool and DNA is so close. Cousins carry many of the same recessive and non-recessive genes, so it ups the chances of medical disorders that are genetically passed, since both people are carrying that gene. For example one of royal french families had the genetic hemophelia recessive gene, they married in the family and many of the kids from that had the disorder and many died young because of it.
Otherwise it's not really different, it's more of a social stigma than anything. People see it as different and therefore wrong and foreign from their own beliefs, of spreading the seed farther from the tree. Part of that comes from families that used to marry cousins to each other to keep the money in the family, and a lot of bitterness resulted in the surrounding communities. It does come with it's own set of problems (or benefits) of interpersonal family relationships.
The main effects on the children are increased chance of family trait medical disorders and the reaction from the outside world. They may get teased, made fun of, because of their family set up.
2007-07-05 19:29:40 · answer #2 · answered by texas hearts 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Physiologically speaking its not really safe unless you are at least third cousins. Too many risks to potential kids if you are any closer. First cousins and you are virtually assured birth defects.
Cousin crushes happen a lot....all the time in fact. Cousins are not close enough to irritate you as a sibling but just closer than friends and strangers that they really seem to "get you". These crushes will fade the more you get to know them as family...and the rest of the family will definitely be against any close or sexual relationships.
Just work through it and go on.
2007-07-05 19:06:29 · answer #3 · answered by the_kidfrost 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fact: When cousins marry and have children the children will receive double sets of some of the genes because the parents are so closely related. In Europe it led to such things as hemophilia, the Hapsburg lip, etc. In Russia it led to familial insanity. The recessive genes that suddenly become dominant in the children may not have been seen in previous generations because they are recessive and it takes getting them from both parents to show the effects.
2007-07-12 14:07:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i lived in a small town and first cousins could not marry as it is against the law. They did however have a child,their child has problems!!! besides being emotional teased all his life he has learning disabilities and other problems,you can tell by looking at him and speaking with him!!!
it is not fair to a child to conceive a child full well knowing you married a blood relative and what the outcome could be,it is just not worth the chance...
i also know distant cousins that are married and they have 3 very smart and successful children!!!
i really think problems come when you marry really really close blood relatives!!!
2007-07-05 19:17:12 · answer #5 · answered by dee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a look at the Egyptians. They intermarried with brothers, sisters, first cousins, and it caused great damage to their offspring. The dna is too close to being the same. What is recessive in one is probably recessive in the other. What is dominant is one is probably dominant in the other as well. Meaning that bad things and good things will be increased. Leaving the possibilities of major disfigurement, and brain damage. If I'm not mistaken 1st cousins cannot, by law, get married. That was true at one time, idk if it has changed or not.
Blessed Be
Peace
2007-07-13 11:13:46 · answer #6 · answered by Linda B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's illegal. Unless ur a 2nd cousin and in some states a 3rd cousin. I think this would make family get-togethers kind of strange. It can lead to birth defects, however The percentages are not as high as most would think. But the stigma and creepiness alone would make me run the other way.
2007-07-12 04:23:46 · answer #7 · answered by mrsprincess07 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't see any problem or haven;t experienced either. My Mom and dad were 1st cousins and got the smartest kids ... my sis is doc, brother is engineer, and i have a master's degree. I really don;t think there's any issue..... cousin marriage is as normal as any other marriage , and comes with its own set of problems which you may have in any relationship-
i have so many friends who are actually cousins and trust me , there kids are 100 % normal and no issue ........
oh well yeah one thing , sometimes you do know about each other more than you should know caz it's all about family .... you may face some internal family issues like if your mom had some small or big harsh feelings about your "husband's mom" then they will just take it to the next level and may drag you into it as well. I would suggest just :stay out of the family politics same as you would stay out of your office politics-:)
2007-07-05 19:10:34 · answer #8 · answered by Broken 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
there are some people that live a few houses from me they married there.2.cousinss and they had children the children dont in my opion act normal in many ways it just could be me but i just dont see marring kin. my opion?
2007-07-05 19:05:40 · answer #9 · answered by the_silverfoxx 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in my opinion they are nasty blood is blood and it says in the bible that you aren't suppose to sleep with any family members including steep family member but if we all are accident's of Adam and eve family had to sleep together point blank it nasty that like that's your parents siblings kids elgh
2007-07-05 19:09:57 · answer #10 · answered by LilTasha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋