is it incest if your cousin is adopted, and you have sexual relations with him/her?
156703
Incest is defined as "Sexual relations between persons who are so closely related that their marriage is illegal or forbidden by custom" Personally i would believe it would be wrong depending only upon certain circumstances. Also it does depend on where you are some jurisdictions consider only those related by birth, others also those related by adoption or marriage.
716433
that one time you got caught making out with your cousin? ya nobody'll ever let you live it down. damn cousin, that'll be carved in stone for the rest of my life, er. not mine, but if someone were to do something like that, I mean. he he.
351995
I'm not really a religious person but this thought has crossed my mind as well.  If the bible is true it is stating we are all related.  I don't think incest would have been a thought in God's mind.  Incest is a term used by society and all objections people have to it were created by society.
1011690
if we are all their children then wouldnt everytime we have sex be incest?
214106
No, it is not; not anywhere on Earth, not in any society or culture.  That is called "incest," and is very dangerous for many reasons.
615491
Its ok to love people but if you mean you're "IN LOVE" with your cousin then its wrong.  You should only be friends.
347597
hmmm... I think I would much rather make out with someone and find out she's my cousin, because it would only serve to demonstrate what I've thought for years - that I have some very cute and sexy cousins.\n\nAnd surely, you've heard of the phrase "kissin' cousins." And no, I've never actually kissed one of my cousins, but I'm not sure that I would find it all that objectionable. \n\nSo compared to kissing one of my cousins, making out with someone and finding out that she was actually a he would be worse.
756424
It's completly legel, n it is goin back quite a few generations. It just depends how u feel about the relationship, I no sum1 hu is goin out wid there 1st cousin. continue it if u feel u want to/can! :-)
28072
Wow, weird how many people jump to this being incest and going on about the DNA problems.  There is no incest here people!!!\n\nMary Jones marries John smith\nMarys mom (betty) marries John smiths Son (paul)\n\nNo blood ties there at all between the two different sexual unions.  The only relationship is through marriage.\n\nIf both couples have a girl (for ease lets say sally and jane) then I think that would make them each others cousin, niece and aunt.\n\nSally would be pauls sister and so the aunt to any offspring of pauls.  This also makes any offspring of her brother pauls her niece or nephew (obviously).  Jane is marys sister and so the same is true, she will be aunt to any of marys offspring hence we have the relationship Aunt and niece for both children to each other.  They are also however the grandchildren of each couple.  Jane is the grandchild of Mary and John and sally is the grandchild of Betty and paul and since the only relationship I can think of between grandchildren normally is cousins I think this term applies here as well.
536007
It's cool to try and make her feel better but you know if you touch her that's incest.
338209
Everyone so far seems to have it right.\nYou and your cousin's children are cousins once-removed.\nYou and your cousin's grand children are twice-removed.\n\nAnd to add a little more:\nYour children and your sibling's children are first cousins\nYour children and your cousin's children are second cousins
61230
ARE YOU SERIOUS?! YOUR COUSIN?! that is sick,might i add- illegal in most states! have you ever seen an inbred person? now why would you try to make a relationship with a relative work out. could you cause the pain, need i mention the embarrasment, to your families... this could tear the family apart as well as tear the two of you apart. i think it is a bad ideal but of course i am not the one in love with my cousin... dude i don't know what to tell you, it seems to me you think incest is the best... so put your cousin to the test. think about the day you will meet your maker!
178577
Well it would not be incest because its not really you. It would not have a soul which would make it hm mm dead but alive. Now yes I understand it would have your DNA but to be in incest there would have to be morals involved which would not make this incest because your clone would not really be real without a soul. So if it pleases you to have sex with it I do not believe this would be bad just easier for you to enjoy the pleasures of sex with one self. So do not be bothered with others comments on what you think in your preplexed mind. So this would be the best form of mast ur ba tion.
1142949
You are young, aren't you? Cousins play around all the time, it means nothing whatsoever.  And it ain't incest...good grief, we are not talking about making babies here, it is called experimentation. Relax, leave it alone and go about your life.
257707
YES, incest does exist. And it is taboo because it is family. I think more than anything is it is illegal becasue any children conceived will most likely be born with birth defects. This in itself is not good. But since you have brought this subject up and give this some thought. WE ARE all related. If the bible is as true as we are led to believe then ADAM & EVE were the first two people on earth. This being then they started the world and we are all from the same family. I mean WHERE did everyone else come from?
1043189
it's just a story. If you want to take it literally, think about this one: Who did Adam's sons breed with to create the third generation of people?  Does that mean the bible says that incest is OK?
262017
Nope thats not a blood relative unless you are marrying a cousin or something.And even if they would accept your wife as a family member you arent married yet so they wouldnt accept that. Also they are looking for someone outside that home and a wife would typically be using the same amount of money coming in so if you couldnt pay she obviously couldnt either.