How many cousins out do you have to go before it quits feeling weird?

[Bucky]

NOT asking for a friend :lol:

[LuckyCharms]

1. First cousins are fine.

[Bucky]

9. Only a few of my cousins are all that fine. Most look a little twitchy, if you ask my opinion

[LuckyCharms]

11. I have about 50 first cousins.

Yes, that's not a typo lol.

Many of the women are extremely attractive.

One of my wise ass male cousins is in his 50's. He is notorious for slipping his female cousins the tongue whenever they kiss upon greeting.

It's not really because he is a horndog...I think he does it to get a reaction of disgust from them. And it works. In the end, they all laugh about it. It's a family tradition.

[hunter]

18. He'd be an involuntary eunuch or dead in my family tradition.

[Anon-C]

2. Its your cousin! But who am I to judge so...

...bon chance!

[Bucky]

10. 2nd cousins? 3rd? Where does the madness stop?

ha ha, get it? The "madness" results from too close a cousin.

[Pachamama]

3. If you aren't planning to have children....

Then I think it doesn't matter....

If you are thinking of having children, then I would say a 3rd cousin or more distant....

My opinion....

[cemaphonic]

14. As a one-off, even first cousins aren't noticeably higher risk than any other partner

It's when you get isolated populations that are breeding with close kin over and over across generations that genetic issues tend to crop up.

On the family dynamics/social acceptability side, you're probably about right.

[Major Nikon]

4. Marrying your first cousin is legal in some states

So there's that.

[fleur-de-lisa]

5. What? No sisters?

[Bucky]

12. 8O

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[TuxedoKat]

17. That guy in the top photo

reminds me of Don Martin characters from Mad Magazine.

[unblock]

28. Omng!

You are so right!

[FSogol]

6. Dear Penthouse Forum, I never thought it would happen to me, but....

[Anon-C]

13. You won!-nt

[Glorfindel]

7. Four. Fifth cousins are OK.

Anything closer and you risk winding up like these fine folks:

[3catwoman3]

26. I remember seeing this video when it first came out.

It was horrifying then, and is just as horrifying now. Especially the man with all the missing teeth who is living in the trash filled house.

[rock]

8. Just remember we're all cousins

It's just a matter of ordinal number and removed amount (i.e up and down the hierarchical connection)!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

15. Depends on what

“it” is!

[TheSmarterDog]

16. Well, my cousins are pretty weird to begin with....

[Skittles]

19. to infinity

fishing off the family pier is not a good idea

[UTUSN]

20. Even if flip flops aren't involved?!1

[Skittles]

21. SHOWER SHOES!!!

THAT'S WHAT ALL TOE-THONGED SHOES ARE!!!

[UTUSN]

27. *Shucks* I'm one incident short of an Ass-kicking MERIT BADGE!1

[Iggo]

22. If they're at the reunion, it's weird.

Come to think of it, if they even QUALIFY for the reunion, it's gross.

[potone]

23. How many cousins...

Fourth degree, twice removed.

[Laffy Kat]

24. Gosh, as long as there is no procreation, I have nothing against first-cousin unions.

I guess if you all grow up together it could feel weird, though.

[malthaussen]

25. Dunno, what part of the country do you live in?

My great-uncle did a family tree of his side of the family about 60 years ago. Seems two of my ancestors in that branch married their first cousins. Which is about as close as one can get -- with cousins.

-- Mal

[JDC]

29. Ask your mother, she'll let you know...

[GulfCoast66]

30. If she is hot and has a boat, go for it.

[PufPuf23]

31. Cornelius Vanderbilt married his 1st cousin from the

Maternal side of the family.

I know this because her sister is my 2X great grandmother.

[frogmarch]

32. I'm a kajillion x cousin of

both Dubya Bush and Sarah Palin, and it still feels weird.