What do you think of cousin marriage?

[Mortimer]

Some cultures practice cousin marriage, what is your attitude about it, disgusting or ok? And how much removed from shared ancestor one must be for you to consider him as partner if at all, what if it is a 5th cousin if you had the same great great great grandfather etc.?

[Hubal]

A cousin of mine just married his/my cousin last week, it's normal.

[Longbowman]

A cousin of mine just married his/my cousin last week, it's normal.

Not where I live mate.

Imagine: your grandchildren marry each other!

But each to his own. To me it's like sibling marriage.

[LightHouse89]

Not where I live mate.

Imagine: your grandchildren marry each other!

But each to his own. To me it's like sibling marriage.

distant cousins is not as bad, as in from different families not the direct bloodline which to me is disgusting. It is illegal here.

[Stefan_Dusan]

In South India I know they marry 3rd cousins, something about knowing the history of the bride.

In Serbia, villages, it's forbidden. You couldn't even marry within your village. 'We had a neighboring village where men went for brides. And if men couldn't find there, they'd go elsewhere for women.

The rule was always not from your father's line no matter how far back, not from the same village, not from some brotherhood connected to your father's line even if no genetic connection in theory, not from any blood brother, godmother, godfather, kum, or the like, and if all conditions were set, if she couldn't be within 8 generations of any other line.

[Longbowman]

distant cousins is not as bad, as in from different families not the direct bloodline which to me is disgusting. It is illegal here.

Distant is different. 6th cousins, eh.

[Empecinado]

This is the result of cousin marriages:

[FeederOfRavens]

This is the result of cousin marriages:

Oh poor Charles, the ugly result of Habsburg degeneracy

[HellLander87]

old greek funny/sarcastic proverb about the subject. It makes a rime.
prOta rOta
dEvtera elEvthera
trIta kai tEtarta pArta kai pEta ta

Ask about marrying first cousins, you are free to marry a second cousin,about third or fourth don't even give a damn about it.Free translation

[Rudel]

This is the result of cousin marriages:

Over several generations between close cousins.

It's been proven marriage between distant cousins (4th/5th degree) is the most beneficial reproduction strategy.