Is it OK to get married with Cousin?

You can marry your cousin sister if it's not from your father's family.

It is actually prohibited by the church and law here in our country, however there are still cases where this things hapend, and yoiu are right there is a great risk of having genetical defect on those who marry their next of kin, to the 3rd degree. This also goes to show that Love got no boundaries really.

Yeah i think it shud b banned, coz we sure have blood lines with our cousins and its just not so right...Its just like you have cousin brother or sister to keep it that way, we cannot break nature, some relationships need that kind of respect n dignity to maintain itself....

I dont think that is problem unless both partys are sure of it

i agree with you. this was pretty insane. i also have a cousin in the same situation like this but i think they were not married. they were just living in one roof. at first they were like some famous actors and actress, just denying about that issue and telling us that it's not true. they just tell us that they were close and we don't believe that. we're not that stupid to believe in those kind of lies. but after years have passed, they finally admitted it and they live under one roof until today, but they don't have any child yet. i think my aunt was really that stupid, tolerating that kind of thing even though it is against the law in our country

While it's forbidden to marry your first cousin in most US states it is permitted in the UK and in most European countries, although I shouldn't think it's a very common practice overall. However, in some communities it is commonplace. For example, I was reading an article that said that 55% of British Pakistanis are married to their first cousins as they believe that the shared family background leads to stronger relationships. The same article spoke of the increased risks of "recessive genetic disorders" from this practice. I know that one of my anscestors married her first cousin about 90 years ago (makes our family tree look a bit confusing!) and their son was born with some health problems (don't know the details). It doesn't seem like a very sensible thing to do given the risk of these consequences, but I'm sure it's also often a case of not being able to help who you fall in love with.

i do not think so. i do not know how it is in other cultures. but in our case these are not accepted by law as marriage between cousins.It is there in some religion and case of people from certain regions.

In Norway it is not common at all for 1st cousins to marry. TThere are some debate about it though due to the chances of having kids with birth defects. There are some ethnic groups here where they do marry their 1st cousins quite often. I think it is important to be aware of the dangers and do some more research on it. I do not think it is a good thing myself - especially if it goes on in generation after generation, but I am not sure I think it needs to be prohibited by law.

Right to the point,it is not OK to get married with cousin as God disallow it.By the way, why get yourself into such troublesome situation?There is not only a tree in a jungle!

If they are three generations apart, there wouldnt be a problem.

Hello dear chenogyc. In old China there used to be many such cases as to get married between cousins, which is no good at all as the blood line is so close, but it is great that it is prohibited and more and more people get to know about the bad effects that this kind of marriage or relationship would bring about. Thanks.

When your going to look at the bible.. it does not define cousin marriage as right or wrong although it does firmly prohibit XXX and marriage between other relatives. That was on Leviticus18:6-18. In our culture when you heard that your cousin had an affair with his/her cousin.. You will judge them easily because it is too immoral... When they continue that cousin relationship.. WE will say that karma is just around and when thing happen like they don't bless a child... We react as "that is karma"Even though how deep the relationship especially you are belong to first cousin that was extremely unacceptable..

I'm not sure about this but someone once told me that marrying your cousin, especially a first cousin exposes you to the risk of your child having leukemia. You'll have to confirm it with a doctor. But I'm quite sure there are some medical reasons why you shouldn't marry a first cousin.

NOOOOO, it not good to marry your cousin because it can cuase genetic problems!

How close of a cousin is he marrying? In the states you are not allowed to marry first cousins and I believe also you are not allowed to marry second cousins. After that the risks of genetic defects harmful to a baby go way down.

Well, its still legal in around 11 states to marry your cousin. I think its really weird, and I dont see why anyone would want to do it anyways, but too each his own, if they cant find anyone marriable that isn't their cousin, w/e.

if u ask scientifically then of course it's wrong!! but as far as i know there r many culture and communities in which it is allowed to marry ur cousin by tradition. i m from north india and in my part it is considered unacceptable but i have heard that there r some cultures within india too who doesn't mind such weddings. i think one should not prefer to marry to someone who shares the same genes or some parts of the genes. in my opinion it's more upto society to change things about such relationships than the government.