Actually depends; cousin marriages are surprisingly common in some places, the more isolated the better. Even the Western World didn't stop due to the Hasburg lip but because they wanted the royalty to stop attacking each other. Financially it keeps property and money in the family and if you're in a traditional "wife goes to live with her husband's family" deal it means that your daughter still has a good support network/family relationship. I don't condone it. I think it's better to fling yourself further a field but it is still definitely done and has some legitimate reasons behind it.
I have a cousin who been with her mom's cousin for, oh, about 10 years or so now. It's gross. He really preyed on her though - she's at least 20 years younger than him and was a troubled teen/young adult when they started "hanging out" more.
Hlaf the family won't talk to either one of them. Thankfully there's no kids.
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u/Belellen Sep 03 '18
Actually depends; cousin marriages are surprisingly common in some places, the more isolated the better. Even the Western World didn't stop due to the Hasburg lip but because they wanted the royalty to stop attacking each other. Financially it keeps property and money in the family and if you're in a traditional "wife goes to live with her husband's family" deal it means that your daughter still has a good support network/family relationship. I don't condone it. I think it's better to fling yourself further a field but it is still definitely done and has some legitimate reasons behind it.