"Kissing"? Or just "friendly"?

[Lefty Scaevola]

When genetic screening is use, there is no longer any material risk of combined recessive defects when mating with first cousins. I see no reason for any incest restriction beyond the imediate family/household.

[Provost Harrison]

Well I would consider it to be very important that they do take advantage of genetic screening. They wouldn't want their kids to end up looking like our royal family

[pchang]

screening not there yet

Genetic Screening is not perfect. It does not detect 100% of the time. Also, it only detects the genes that we know about. There are plenty of genetic diseases for which we still haven't identified the genes responsible/associated.

Added associated because we only know for sure that certain genes are associated with a diseases. In many cases, we still don't know how those genes are directly responsible for the disease.

[Dimorier Maximus]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
Hmmm, seems odd, probably by social convention.

But hell, move to the deep south of the US, and you will be in the norm

The heck you will. You know nothing about the South.

[Lefty Scaevola]

I assume you are taking first cousins, since very few sociteties have rules or taboos beyond that relation. You should be able to find a jusirisdiction that one of you are familier with that has not legal restriction for first cousins, as ther are many.

[Shi Huangdi]

If you do this and it becomes discovered you will become a social pariah.

[loinburger]

Genetic screening may not be perfect, but having an amniocentesis is pretty good too, IIRC.

[Provost Harrison]

Oh yeah, there is amniocentesis, but the issue is that, as pchang has said, not all conditions are known about. But I would say that the majority of the more serious ones are well documented and genetic screening methods are available.

[Lefty Scaevola]

But my heartfelt advice is to forget this monagmous realationship idea and just have promiscuous sex with civ and smac gamers.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Do it! Fewer combined relatives! Cheaper wedding reception!

[Jon Miller]

umm

I think that that is the worse idea

Jon Miller

[Jon Miller]

I was refering to Lefty

JonMiller

[Provost Harrison]

I like your style. That's a truly 'Scottish' analysis on the situation

[Kassiopeia]

To tell you the truth, Miss Covelia, anything can come out of this. Chances are you might not spend the rest of your life with him, even if you go for it (not trying to discourage you). Of course, if you give it a shot, and it does seem promising and works out, then forgetting the whole thing will become impossible.

Originally posted by Lefty Scaevola
But my heartfelt advice is to forget this monagmous realationship idea and just have promiscuous sex with civ and smac gamers.

How rude of you to post something like that!
Without a forewarning reading "Warning! This post will make you roll on the floor and laugh for good five minutes", that is.

[Bereta_Eder]

My cousine and me get along greatly.

We really can see into eachother's soul, we understand eachother's feelings and thoughts completely and that's not a small thing. Actually is very great.

And we always feel cool and relaxed with each other and have a great time together.

We joked about this: "Damn, if only we were not cousins"

I think this thing of understanding eachother so well has somehow to do, in part, that we are both part of a wider family (she is a third cousin of mine? - I don't really know how this is calculated) and we have been brought up in similar ways?

The thought never really crossed my mind except when we were once out with her boyfriend and I sensed that he was eyeing me a bit worringly.

And I thought: "what the fook? doesn't he know that we are cousins?"

That was the first time I actually thought of it.

So no it's no for me or her.

But me is not you so I can't tell you what to do.

I just thought I'd mention that I have a cousine with which we click and understand eachother in an exceptional manner and that we have never thought about having a relationship.

It is great that I will always have such a friend for life.