She's not my wife, she's my sister!

[Hyena]

When I was younger and still living with the folks, my dad was out of town a lot, so the neighborhood kids were only familiar with my mother and me.

One night, Mom and Dad attended a neighbor's New Year's Eve party, and were in a room where they were mostly socializing with a lot of people they didn't know. Late in the evening I showed up, and some of the neighbor's kids ran into the room where my folks were and shouted 'Mrs. XXXX - your husband is here!' The other adults thought 'Oh crap who is this other guy she's with and is there going to be a fight?'

So the kiddoes thought my mother and I were man and wife.

[Richmondbread]

A similar thing took place when I was on vacation. Some strangers thought that my cousin was my girlfriend, even though I just turned 15 while she was 20! That never made sense to me because I looked 12 or 13 at the time. In fact, I was bummed out when my other cousin set me up on a date with a 13-year-old girl at the beach, so maybe the guys thought that my cousin was a young cougar (shrug).

that's nowhere near as bad. Your cousin could be your wife and there's nothing wrong with that.

[Anglo-Celtic]

that's nowhere near as bad. Your cousin could be your wife and there's nothing wrong with that.

There *is* something wrong with that! Don't feed the bigots' caricatures and stereotypes, brother. That aside, I love the title of your thread. It sounds like a country song.

[CordedWhelp]

that's nowhere near as bad. Your cousin could be your wife and there's nothing wrong with that.

First degree, even?

[Anglo-Celtic]

First degree, even?

It could turn into a high school conversation. "If your cousin was a perfect 10,...."

[Mortimer]

I agree with you Meade, its totally ok to do things with your sister, like grocery shopping.

[Hyena]

that's nowhere near as bad. Your cousin could be your wife and there's nothing wrong with that.

That's still a little close to inbreeding for modern tastes. I would think avid participants in a forum that seems to constantly harp on genetics would understand the undesirability of mating with family members.

Do NOT marry your cousin!

[BakersfieldChimp]

That's still a little close to inbreeding for modern tastes. I would think avid participants in a forum that seems to constantly harp on genetics would understand the undesirability of mating with family members.

Do NOT marry your cousin!

Unless she is carrying your child.

[PlattitüdenPaule]

that's nowhere near as bad. Your cousin could be your wife and there's nothing wrong with that.

Oh noes, you didnt really say that now?

[protos]

Have you ever had the problem where you have to explain to people that your sister is not your wife? I guess it's unusual these days- but my sis and I do a lot of things together. We have dinner out and movie night, get groceries. She tells me what to buy usually and I do things for her. This does feel more like married couple, but we are just close that's all


For example, the other day at the grocery store, I wasn't wearing my glasses and went over to this blondish woman and her buggy and put something in it. Then I realized it wasn't mine and said "Oh, I'm sorry". She smiled and said "Wrong wife?" I was shopping with my sister and she thought she was my wife. No, she's just my sister. Why is it wrong for a brother and sister to do things together? Even in the South, people seem to frown upon that.
I think our culture has become very perverted.

Its ok to help out your sister. People are just freaks if they frown at you.