A man has shared how his entire world collapsed after discovering the truth about his wife.
Taking to Quora, the husband explained that he just found out that his wife of six years is actually his cousin and he has been left feeling sick to his stomach.
“What should I do? I just found out I am married to my cousin. We just found out we were related after being married for six years,” he wrote.
Many social media users claim that it was nothing to worry about and urged him to follow his heart.
Others shared their own stories, with one person saying: “My husband and I found out we are fourth cousins once removed on ancestry, but we both had already done the DNA tests and we didn’t show up on each others fifth cousins too, and weren’t aware.”
Another said: “Is it such a big issue? Why don’t you and your spouse stop making a big deal about it and carry on with your lives?
“You haven’t harmed anybody. If you are harming no one, then nobody should be concerned about whom you live with. It’s nobody’s business if your spouse is your tenth cousin, fifth cousin, first cousin, or even your brother or sister.”
A third suggested: “It’s really not much of a problem. Nineteen states have no restrictions at all on marriage between first cousins and most of the others allow it under some circumstances. If you are intending on having children you could obtain genetic counseling to better understand the risks and what your options are.”
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