Poll: Marrying your step-brother/sister

[WolfThomas]

Firstly I bet the majority of people in this thread who say "it's okay because you're not related" have never had a step sister, from my experience a step sister for intents and purpose is the same as a biological sister, you don't see them as being sexually attractive. That leads me to the next point, the Westermark effect, people who grow up with someone regardless of whether they're related do not find them sexually attractive, any failure of this normal developement indicates something is rotten in Denmark.

 

[CountChopula]

Hell. F'in Yes.
Imagine, growing up with someone who knows everything about you, trusts you fully, and is your best friend, and vice versa...and having sex with one another ain't going to produce hideous monstrosities...
SCORE.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

Eh, well, if you've known each other since you were really young then that would be a bit weird. If you met when you were like, twelve or older, then that wouldn't be so weird.

 

[Skull Arbiter]

Also, as an aside to the idea of people being lucky to not be born in the USA, I consider myself extremely lucky to be born in the USA. I encourage anyone who really does hate it here to apply for permanent residency it the country of thier choice.

Hey, if it were up to me I'd be in Germany right now. Für Deutschland!
But in all honesty, that's the only other place I'd like to be right now. So in hindsight (as the thread maker), I guess I am pretty lucky to born here given all the other places I could have been born.

Why Germany?Austria is much better

 

[Skull Arbiter]

Also, as an aside to the idea of people being lucky to not be born in the USA, I consider myself extremely lucky to be born in the USA. I encourage anyone who really does hate it here to apply for permanent residency it the country of thier choice.

Hey, if it were up to me I'd be in Germany right now. Für Deutschland!
But in all honesty, that's the only other place I'd like to be right now. So in hindsight (as the thread maker), I guess I am pretty lucky to born here given all the other places I could have been born.

Why Germany?Austria is much better

 

[Skull Arbiter]

Also, as an aside to the idea of people being lucky to not be born in the USA, I consider myself extremely lucky to be born in the USA. I encourage anyone who really does hate it here to apply for permanent residency it the country of thier choice.

Hey, if it were up to me I'd be in Germany right now. Für Deutschland!
But in all honesty, that's the only other place I'd like to be right now. So in hindsight (as the thread maker), I guess I am pretty lucky to born here given all the other places I could have been born.

Austria is much better

 

[omega 616]

How about instead of "thought of as a sister" it's "thought of as a non relative that they have a really close relationship and been through everything together"?

It seems to be a common phrase "I think of you like a brother/sister" but "like" a brother or sister doesn't make them one, it just means your really close.

So long as you aren't related by blood (nobody say if you go back far enough were all related), were is the harm?

I say good luck to them, if they were lucky enough to find a relationship like that as kid then why not marry? You know your compatible and know each other really well.

 

[Zarkov]

Also, as an aside to the idea of people being lucky to not be born in the USA, I consider myself extremely lucky to be born in the USA. I encourage anyone who really does hate it here to apply for permanent residency it the country of thier choice.

Hey, if it were up to me I'd be in Germany right now. Für Deutschland!
But in all honesty, that's the only other place I'd like to be right now. So in hindsight (as the thread maker), I guess I am pretty lucky to born here given all the other places I could have been born.

Austria is much better

Um... I agree Austria is awesome and all... but you've only posted 3 posts EVER, and you've spent all three on this thread quoting and saying the exact same thing each time. I'm glad you posted and all, but I'm pretty sure there's a forum rule about posting three times in a row over with low content text.

How about instead of "thought of as a sister" it's "thought of as a non relative that they have a really close relationship and been through everything together"?

It seems to be a common phrase "I think of you like a brother/sister" but "like" a brother or sister doesn't make them one, it just means your really close.

So long as you aren't related by blood (nobody say if you go back far enough were all related), were is the harm?

I say good luck to them, if they were lucky enough to find a relationship like that as kid then why not marry? You know your compatible and know each other really well.

Yeah, I completely agree with you. However, I can't help but feel it's a bit weird or off per se... not normal. But then again, there are many things in this world that aren't normal lol.

 

[Total LOLige]

No, no, no, no ,no just no. It's weird it's too close to incest for me.

 

[Mr. 47]

It depends on if the parties considered each other more good friends, and less brother and sister. If they grew up and were as brother and sister, it would be bordering incestuous, if they considered each other friends, or they became a step brother/sister at a later age it would be relatively normal.

 

[Zarkov]

No.

In fact, never talk to me again.

Weird.

Wut? lol, it is freaking weird. I agree.

It depends on if the parties considered each other more good friends, and less brother and sister. If they grew up and were as brother and sister, it would be bordering incestuous, if they considered each other friends, or they became a step brother/sister at a later age it would be relatively normal.

This is ironic... I was just reading "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley and apparently the doctor "Frankenstein"'s mother picked up an orphan named Elizabeth. This Elizabeth and Frankenstein were to be married (even though they were together when they were kids) although the only reason they didn't is because Frankenstein (the doctor, not the monster) went and made a living monster and completely ignored Elizabeth's existence. Lol

 

[Jadak]

Depends entirely on what you think of your relationship. From a purely practical perspective, why should there be any problem with it just because each of your parents started getting it on prior to each of you?

 

[Mariner]

Which kinda makes me think.

If you meet a nice girl and you are considering marrying her but later your parents meet and they decide to marry each other, what the hell are you supposed to do?

 

[FamoFunk]

Nah, I couldn't, too confusing. What if your Mum and step-Dad has more children, then you had children with Step-Sister. Way too confusing for me.

And I know it isn't incest, but it would feel like to me it was, makes me feel a bit blurgh, tbh.

 

[Images]

If Sarah Michelle Gellar in Cruel Intentions can't convince me...NO.


Anyone else hear banjo music in their head when they clicked this thread?

 

[Feline Jaye]

My sibilings are all out of my age-range, and I'd be paranoid about a messy break up screwing up our family, but aside from that sure.

 

[I Max95]

if she became my step sister in early childhood, then no

if she became my step sister in my mid to late teens, that would depend entirely on how our relationship develops

in the extremely rare occassion when i meet her BEFORE our parents get married, then i would have absolutly no problem with it

 

[Phlakes]

"Hey, Bob, I heard you got married. Who's the lucky woman?"

"Oh, Alice."

"...Your sister Alice?"

Yeah, I wouldn't. But if you can get past all the subconscious and social barriers, go ahead.