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Would it be considered incest if you married your step-sibling?

starstoryteller wrote:Would it be considered incest if you married your step-sibling?

Um. . . Technically, no. I don't think so. You're not really related afterall. If your parents had never gotten married, it would have been lawful for you to wed.

Would it still be weird, though? Yeah. It would be pretty weird.



(This scenario is the basic set up for Marmalade boy, isn't it?)

I wondered about that too...or actually, what if one married an adopted sibling?

I personaly think that it wouldn't be worng caus there is no blood relation.

It might not be wrong, but it would be exceedingly awkward.

reminds me of this:
http://www.christiananime.net/showthread.php?t=23527

Scribs wrote:It might not be wrong, but it would be exceedingly awkward.

Well, that sums it up quite nicely *nods*

Overall, I think it's inappropriate if the stepsiblings have been in the same family for a very long time (i.e. since early childhood), since they where raised in a manner similar to blood simblings. Whereas it's simply strange if they haven't been stepsiblings for particularly long. But in the end, it isn't technically wrong...I think...

One of my favorite shows featured a troubled romantic stepsibling relationship, and it was somewhat disturbing. But maybe that's because they had been portrayed as blood siblings leading up to that point.

It would depend how weird it was when they became your step sibling. If you were both in your teens, it might be hard to think of the person as a sibling. If you were little kids when you became sibs, yeesh, that might be weird. ^^;;;

Aka-chan wrote:I wondered about that too...or actually, what if one married an adopted sibling?

I know someone whose parents did that. The mom had been taken in by the dad's family, and they ended up getting married.

Depends... in most states in the US and in many countries, marriage to a first degree cousin is illegal

In most, marriage to a second degree cousin requires special procedures

Third Degree cousins is mostly legal

One thing that was really weird.. My brother got married a few years back, and about a year after my grandpa married her grandma.

I think it's halarious, but I'm sure they feel really ackward about it.

the_lizardqueen wrote:One of my favorite shows featured a troubled romantic stepsibling relationship, and it was somewhat disturbing. But maybe that's because they had been portrayed as blood siblings leading up to that point.

Yeah, I'm just really glad that I caught the "so no blood relation," bit when he was in the police station.

AnimeHeretic wrote:Depends... in most states in the US and in many countries, marriage to a first degree cousin is illegal

In most, marriage to a second degree cousin requires special procedures

Third Degree cousins is mostly legal

But unless my memory of the english language is screwing up or if in law "cousin" is a technical term, a step-sibling isn't exactly a cousin.

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GhostontheNet wrote:But unless my memory of the english language is screwing up or if in law "cousin" is a technical term, a step-sibling isn't exactly a cousin.

Let's see: The legal term for this is consanguity, and it limits who can be married in a certain degree of blood relation

Here's a chart on consanguity: http://www.azprobate.com/images/famtree.gif
http://www.answers.com/topic/consanguinity gives a definition

Step siblings can marry in some states but not in others

AnimeHeretic wrote:Let's see: The legal term for this is consanguity, and it limits who can be married in a certain degree of blood relation

Here's a chart on consanguity: http://www.azprobate.com/images/famtree.gif
http://www.answers.com/topic/consanguinity gives a definition

Step siblings can marry in some states but not in others

"Consanguinity"? Yeah, considering the fondness of the law to use technical terms to banish unpleasant ambiguity, that makes sense.

Gypsy wrote:Yeah, I'm just really glad that I caught the "so no blood relation," bit when he was in the police station.

Of what is this show of which you speak?

Every individual case has it's own circumstances. I can think of cases where it would be OK and cases where it wouldn't. I think you should consider several things before deciding what is right.

The main reason for the prohibition is basically because of the probability for birth defects when close relations have children. There is also a social aspect of the prohibition as well, so with that in mind:

How long have you been step-siblings? The longer you have been related that way, the big the problems you will encounter both from family and friends and from your own emotions.

Do you / have you ever considered this person to be like a real sibling? Does your parent consider this person to be like their own child? If so, you risk alienation and emotional trauma for you and your family.

I just think that anyone who is considering dating their step sibling should be very careful and consider the consequences before proceeding.

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The family tree would look wierd... adopted or not, if there are loops in it. I don't think that there's anything inheritly wrong with an ADOPTED sibling it would be EXTREMELY awkward getting a marriage liscenceand explaining to your kids why they only have one set of grandparents (unless the parents knew their biological parents).

Of what is this show of which you speak?

Must....not..go..off topic with wild ramblings about favorite obsessive show...*twitch*
[spoiler]LOST!!!! Spoilered it for anyone who doesn't already know about the whole freaky Shannon and Boone bit..[/spoiler]

AnimeHeretic wrote:Depends... in most states in the US and in many countries, marriage to a first degree cousin is illegal

In most, marriage to a second degree cousin requires special procedures

Third Degree cousins is mostly legal

i know some people who are like 1st or 2nd cousins and they are married and have a very smart boy but still...
I think that her dad is like his uncle and his mom is like her aunt or visa-versa

For some odd and strange reason, The Brady Bunch comes to mind when looking at this thread. ^_^;;; *runs away*

There was a show were this guy goes back in time and he sees hes grandma and she was really hot and to sum it up hes his own grandpa. Now that would be strange.

Now back to the question. I think pray about it because some might need to and others might not.

[quote="TheMelodyMaker"]For some odd and strange reason, The Brady Bunch comes to mind when looking at this thread. ^_^]

haha you made me chuckle there

When I first read Marmalade Boy, the relationship in there was like this. And I personally just freaked out! Like AHH!! OHHH! OMIGOODNESS GRACIOUS! WHOA~ But then, they're not blood-related..and it's not their fault their parents suddenly decided they love each other and must be bonded with the legal documentation and traditional ceremony. So...yeah~ teehee<3

starstoryteller wrote:Would it be considered incest if you married your step-sibling?

I wouldn't marry into your own branch of family members if I were you. It just makes things harder and kind of strange. But if the Lord is telling you (and your absolutely sure) then it would be alright, He knows everything and everyone so it all really lies in his capable hands.

I'm not sure on it being right, but to throw in more confusion. Wasn't Abraham & Sarah step brother & sister?

aw I just wanted to get other people thoughts on the subject.

LeaChan-4ever wrote:i know some people who are like 1st or 2nd cousins and they are married and have a very smart boy but still...
I think that her dad is like his uncle and his mom is like her aunt or visa-versa

Then they're directly related and that's just not right.