Kissing Cousins?

[vetuste_ennemi]

Watching BBC1's program *Should I Marry...?".

A strong case is being made for tribal values (family, tradition, honour) being superior to lax Western attitudes.

[Khandro]

“Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.”
W. Somerset Maugham

[Khandro]

“We value virtue but do not discuss it. The honest bookkeeper, the faithful wife, the earnest scholar get little of our attention compared to the embezzler, the tramp, the cheat.”
John Steinbeck

[dance2trance]

Try being Jewish. You ain't got no choice marry your cousin or die alone!

[Khandro]

v_e; I don't know if you should marry (wouldn't that be bigamy?), but I've just discovered this, which contains a key to the meaning of life, viz; Having a dream and making it come true, as you can witness on Stan's face at 5:41 . Hurricane Irma's got nothing on this.

[tamborine]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2017/27/should-i-marry-my-cousin

the proportion of infirm progeny (30% I recall) should be considered.

[hereIam]

I had a very dear Aunt & Uncle who were cousins and married. They had a long and successful marriage and raised four children together.

[hellywelly4]

I have always understood that if first cousins marry, there is a much higher risk of their children having medical problems. There was something on tv not too long ago about Indian families who have this tradition having children with problems. I suppose those whose children don't have problems are very lucky.