FAMILY AFFAIR
I found out my husband had secret quickies with his COUSIN – his sister thinks it’s normal, they say it’s ‘true love’
Scroll down to find out the law around relationships between cousins in the UK
A WOMAN has been left distraught after finding out that her husband prefers the sex he had with his own cousin to with her.
The heartbroken woman said that she never thought her husband had any secrets from her, and has been left completely clueless as to what to do.
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Taking to Reddit, she revealed that she made the shocking discovery after reading texts between her husband and his sister.
In the messages, he said that he wasn't happy with the sex he was having with his wife, and was "reminiscing about the quickies he had with his cousin."
The sister responded that she knew that the husband's true love was his cousin, and that she will "always remain a special person."
"I don't know how to feel about this," the woman admitted.
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She explained that the couple have been together for five years, married for three, and had shared everything.
"He’s told me about all other relationships he’s had, everything was open before our wedding.
"I’m utterly heartbroken to know this thing he had with his cousin.
"He sounded sad that it didn’t work out with her and didn’t say anything to his sister when she said that his cousin was his true love,"
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She added that the cousin is also married herself, and has been with her own husband for five years.
"I’m heartbroken," she admitted, "I feel he settled for me."
We’re identical twin sisters married to identical twin brothers – we live next door & our kids are biological siblings
"I don’t know if I should confront him! I’ve completely lost trust in this person now.
"What else is he hiding from me!"
The woman asked for advice on what she should do about the situation, and the post was flooded with sympathetic responses from Reddit users.
One person said: "Yes tell him and then walk away.
Can I marry my cousin in the UK?
ACROSS the globe, more than 10 percent of marriages are between first or second cousins.
In the UK, there's no legal bar to two cousins having a relationship.
That means that if end up falling for the children of your aunts and uncles, there's nothing stopping you from eventually tying the knot.
If you're over the age of 18, you can do this without the consent of your legal guardian or parent.
First-cousin marriages were once quite common in Europe, especially among the elite.
"That fact he is telling his sister how he misses f**King his cousin is disgusting."
A second person said: "The sister is nuts, and the husband is disgusting."
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A third person said: "He probably didn’t tell you about the relationship with his cousin because he feared he’d be judged - rightly so.
"And if he’s hiding something that big, there’s likely more secrets he hasn’t told you."
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