QuestionHi Samantha... what are the pros and cons of cousin marriage? I am 23 years old and might be marrying next year. I have this girl in my mind who is 2 years younger than me. She's my cousin. More precisely,she's my mother's sister's daughter. Also, her grandfather and my grand father were brothers.
So before taking any further steps, I want to know what would be the medical advantages and disadvantages of such a marriage. Can you help me out with this?
Thanks!
AnswerHi Othman~
Do you love her and want to marry her b/c you love her? If so, and you do love her that would be a huge pro. You should marry someone b/c you love them and want to be with them, to spend the rest of your life together b/c you wouldn't want to be w/o her in your life. Sit down and list all the pros you love/like about her, and then on the other side list the cons if you can think of any at all. The point here is that only you know if you want to be with her and marry her. It's not necessarily about the pros and cons, but how you truly feel about her inside your heart. And if you just feel in your heart that your life would be complete with her in it.
As for medical advantages and disadvantages, I can't really think of any, so I don't know if I'm much help there at all. But rather I'd like to say to go with your heart and do what's right for you and what makes you happy, whatever that decision is in the end for you. With any marriages (whether family or not) there can be medical issues with the genes, health problems, etc. That's something that you just never know about, even if you know the medical history of both families, etc.
