Woman introduces new boyfriend to parents, horrified when meeting becomes family reunion

With 8.1 billion people on the planet, it should be easy to locate a mate who is not genetically related. However, over 250,000 Americans who are married to cousins prefer to keep things inside the family.

One woman found out after five months of dating that the man she thought was “the one” was actually the one in her father’s family pictures.

To find out more about the woman who became involved with her relative, keep reading!

An tragic account was published on Reddit by a woman in her mid-20s, who explained how her initial joy about meeting her new man through a dating app deteriorated into complete terror.

The woman, who goes by the name Gelicca, adds, “I was talking to this guy on Hinge who had the softest of hazel eyes, and at the time, I thought he was the one.” “We decide to go on a date after exchanging a few messages, and before long, we were a couple.”

The woman and her boyfriend, who is also in his mid-20s, decided to meet each other’s families in order to advance their relationship after spending five months together.

Their families were on different sides of the nation, so the big introduction would require a lot of thought and preparation.

She writes, “We hadn’t had time to meet each other’s parents because we had moved away from home.” “We decided to have dinner with both of our parents instead of doing the traditional, where I’ll bring you over to meet my parents and you’ll go over to meet yours.”

Because she didn’t realize at the time that her parents were already acquainted, the author writes that she was anxious about them meeting her new partner.

My father’s face became completely white when he introduced himself to my boyfriend’s mother, looking straight at his cousin, Uncle’s daughter, when he got up from the table. The woman remarks, “It took her a second to realize as well.”

According to the posting, their parents have not seen one another for almost thirty years. Our parents told us we were related and that we could tell something was wrong by the way they looked at each other.

It was a startling coincidence that she and her ex-boyfriend moved to the same city after leaving their separate states.

Consanguinity, or cousin marriage, makes up 10% of all relationships worldwide. “A deeply rooted social trend among one-fifth of the world population, mostly residing in the Middle East, West Asia, and North Africa,” according to sources, describes it.

However, unless you reside in one of the 20 states (as well as the District of Columbia) that permit it, not so much in the US.

Deeply in love, the young couple decided to end their relationship because they didn’t want to be scrutinized and because they wanted to do the right thing.

“Despite our love for one another, we concluded it wasn’t the proper thing to do. Although it was one of the most difficult breakups I have ever experienced, our family needed us to make that decision. I quietly deleted everything from social media and informed my pals that it didn’t work out,” the author writes.

“Learning about this heinous act”
The woman, who made a new Reddit account to avoid embarrassing herself with her regularly used profile, expresses her horror at the situation. “People unknowingly hooking up with relatives and learning about this atrocity in the most awkward ways is a story you hear millions of times, and mine was no exception.”

Internet people poured their support via the comments area.

“I apologize; that seems like a difficult circumstance. Extreme admiration for ending things discreetly,” comments a user. According to a second, “Causes other than incompatibility or personal issues are the hardest to break up over.”

Others interrupt with culturally disparaging remarks. “I come from a country where parents would be delighted at this revelation,” one person writes.

Yes, my aunt and uncle are my first cousins. They may have a strange circumstance and other family members may talk about it behind closed doors, but they are a happy family with a healthy child.

The user goes on to say, “That being said, it’s a messy situation in the family regardless of whether you choose to pursue it or break it off,” emphasizing that his family is not “sweethomealabama style.”

Some online admirers chose to laugh at the really awkward family dinner instead.

“Everyone placed a meatloaf order. One Redditor remarked, “And everyone agreed that it tasted just like Grandma used to make it.” “Perhaps they were dining at Olive Garden, where everyone is family,” another jokes.

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