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[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 25 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

Edit. I understand now, thanks.


What is a second cousin? Your cousins cousin? The person your aunt/uncle marrieds niece/nephew? That can't be right, that's not blood. Help! Lol

[–] Shieldtoad@sh.itjust.works 96 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I find this chart helpful to see family relationships.

Then its not even an issue at all from a genetic standpoint. People might find their relationship weird but their children would turn out healthy.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 12 points 2 weeks ago

That is helpful, thanks

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Where do we draw the line when a cousin becomes acceptable? I want a clear number

[–] gigachad@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The number of your cousins divided by two plus seven is what I heard

[–] Spectrism@feddit.org 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There is no line. Nothing is true, everything is permitted.

[–] Slovene@feddit.nl 4 points 2 weeks ago

And the points don't matter.

[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

As always it depends on how hot they are. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] nuzkie@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Meanwhile the Chinese need a calculator to find out what to call their father's sister's daughter's husband's father

And Koreans. I don't know much about Chinese, but in Korea it also matters whether you're a boy or girl in what you call your relation.

[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My aunt’s kid is my cousin. My cousin’s kid and my kid are second cousins.

It’s essentially finding the most recent common ancestor. My cousins and I share grandparents. Second cousins share great-grandparents, and so on.

“Once removed” and such refers to generational differences. So, my first cousin’s kid is my first cousin once removed, and my kid’s second cousin.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

Gotcha. I was thinking across the tree, not down it. Thank you

[–] damo_omad@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

I'm pretty sure it's the children of your parent's cousins

[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What is a second cousin?

Someone with whom your most recent common ancestor is a great grandparent to both of you.

Like how a first cousin is someone with whom your most recent common ancestor is a grandparent to both of you (aka you both have a same grandparent but not a same parent - meaning one of each of your parents are siblings with each other).

If the most recent common ancestor isn't the same relation for both of you, then there's probably a "times removed" or one of you is some variety of aunt/uncle to the other.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks for ignoring the edit on my comment.

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Your Nan's sisters granddaughter

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

My not a number?