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Originally Posted by LouisaB
It is interesting to see how the subject varies over the world. Here in England relationships between cousins and step-siblings are not considered to be incest, at least not in law. Siblings certainly are as are parent/child, uncle/child, aunt/child, and also the grandparent aspect already mentioned above.
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In the U.S. you can marry your second cousin. You can marry your first cousin in some states, but you have to have a blood test first. I'm not sure what they're testing for, and I think that law varies by state. I think there are some states that require a blood test no matter who you marry.
Relationships between step-siblings or cousins or whatever (such as the example on "Lost") aren't illegal, but people are definitley grossed out by them. Also, they end up on the Jerry Springer show a lot, and that can't be good.
I actually know someone who had an affair with his step-sister, although they didn't meet until they were both 16 years old.