Married Twins

[hjihjihjihji]

I saw this on the news today and thought it was 'interesting' to say the least!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7182817.stm

 

[Eor]

That's...wow. That's like every fairy tell or tragedy ever created come to life.

 

[OnyxVulpine]

Oh.. Wow.. thats... odd... So wouldn't it be weird that.. "Oh we look like each other"?

-Onyx

 

[Deception]

Oh.. Wow.. thats... odd... So wouldn't it be weird that.. "Oh we look like each other"?

-Onyx

They wouldn't look like each other if they were ferturnal. Anyways, I'm not surprised that two people who once lived nine months inside the same womb would take a liking to each other.

 

[Crimson King]

I'd kill myself.

That's my number one fear in a relationship. Second is finding out I am schizophrenic and imagined her, and third is finding out she was a guy.

 

[antimatter]

excuse me a second
*vomits for ten minutes*
ok, i'm back. that was one of the most disgusting things i've ever read. it makes guilani look seminormal.

 

[bballstar23]

WOW...what are the chances of that?

 

[Eor]

You know, I wouldn't mind your second one, Eric. It'd be bad, but whose to say that it was really false? I'd be of the opinion that she was in existence, but only to me, which wouldn't tarnish any relationship I would of had with this person.

 

[omfgomfg]

in this universe there exists a pair of married twins
in another one the same two people were never twins or born from the same parents
maybe a whale will appear out of nowhere and matter will be created which goes against several different laws, particularly "matter cannot be created or destroyed", or otherwise known as the lomonosov-lavoisier law and conservation of mass.

 

[Blackadder]

...
What are the odds? What are the odds? That's incredible. Wow...
Heh, I've often heard of people saying things like "Hey, what if you accidently married your sister?" and such things, but I didn't think it'd ever come true!

At least they didn't have any kids...though odds on they've had sex many many times.

 

[Cinder]

Hmm...this is rather disturbing...but like the article said, that's why it's so important to know who your biological parents are...man, that must have been awkward...*shudders*

 

[Livvers]

I saw that earlier. I feel pretty bad for them. You KNOW they've had sex. Multiple times. It's like a comedy movie come to life.

 

[supersonicdjs]

Wouldnt they realize they both have a ******?

0.o

 

[commonyoshi]

This would be funny if it wasn't so not funny at all.

The worst thing is that they probably still love each other, but at the same time are repulsed by each other as well.

Edit: Super, twins can come in a boy and a girl. They dont have to be the same gender.

 

[Blackadder]

Wouldnt they realize they both have a ******?
0.o

Eh?
A what? They're different genders, you know, if that's what you were at.

The worst thing is that they probably still love each other, but at the same time are repulsed by each other as well.

Yeah...that'd be awful. Talking to each other would be so awkward.
They must feel like crap?

 

[supersonicdjs]

Isnt it illegal in some countries to marry your Twin/Sister/Brother/Relative?

 

[Blackadder]

Isnt it illegal in some countries to marry your Twin/Sister/Brother/Relative?

Yes. I'd say it fits under the incest law.
But these guys didn't know they were brother and sister..heh, I doubt they're married anymore anyways.

 

[Master WGS]

It says the union was nullified in the article, basically meaning that their marriage was canceled.

Anyways, this would sort of suck. Guess if you're adopted, never marry someone else who was adopted and happens to have the same birthday as you. Never know who it could be...

 

[Mediocre]

Well, people are biologically attracted to people who are genetically similar to them. Part of what keeps us from having any kind of romantic relationships with those people is that we have an powerful, natural disinclination from having any sort of attraction to people we knew well when we were children. Another part of it is the incest taboo, which probably also stems from our genetic makeup.

Lacking either of these things that would cause them not to be attracted to each other, it's easy to see how it could happen.

That said, it's a horrible situation for everyone involved.

 

[Mic_128]

You know, I wouldn't mind your second one, Eric. It'd be bad, but whose to say that it was really false? I'd be of the opinion that she was in existence, but only to me, which wouldn't tarnish any relationship I would of had with this person.

Reminds me a bit of Shallow Hal. "I saw a knockout, I didn't care what anyone else saw"

 

[NG7]

So say you were the person that discovered that they were related, and imagine that you were the only way that they would ever find out that they were siblings. That is, if you lied to them and told them they weren't related they would never ever find out (by magic or whatever).

Would you have told them?

 

[Rapid_Assassin]

Now, I wonder if they thought it was weird that they both had the same birthday and were both adopted. We've already determined it was a guy and a girl, so they aren't going to look the same. But they both know what day they were born...

 

[GoldShadow]

That's so terrible, not sure what to say.


I hope they find out if they have any more unknown siblings before they get back into the dating scene!

 

[Brightside6382]

wow what a cockblock

 

[commonyoshi]

Well, people are biologically attracted to people who are genetically similar to them. Part of what keeps us from having any kind of romantic relationships with those people is that we have an powerful, natural disinclination from having any sort of attraction to people we knew well when we were children. Another part of it is the incest taboo, which probably also stems from our genetic makeup.

Is our incest taboo the result of genetics or is it sociological?

So say you were the person that discovered that they were related, and imagine that you were the only way that they would ever find out that they were siblings. That is, if you lied to them and told them they weren't related they would never ever find out (by magic or whatever).

Would you have told them?

I would definitely tell them in case they ever had a child.

 

[hjihjihjihji]

I think it's genetics because incest results in abnormalities in children. I think this occured in the old English Royal familes as they married their cousins to keep the monarchy within the family.

 

[NG7]

Yea i remembered that just as i hit post, but oh well.

 

[Mediocre]

Is our incest taboo the result of genetics or is it sociological?

Well, I've actually looked into this to some degree, and as far as I'm aware it's some of both. There's definitely a genetic element to it, but there's quite obviously a social stigma against it too. As with many things, it's hard to make a clear cut distinction about where the genetic influence ends and the social influence begins.

That said, there are varying levels of stigmatization depending on which part of the world you live in. Even in the US, there are quite a few states that allow you to marry your first cousin (a practice which, in genetic terms, is perfectly fine), and a number of states that do not. I think the majority of countries in Europe also allow relationships and even marraige between first cousins.

I'm not aware of any countries that allow a person to marry within their immediate family, and for very good reason. The risk of birth defects from such a union increases astronomically compared to a relationship between two people who are unrelated.

 

[Lecto2007]

Lol yh me too i heard this bout last week, crazy stuff aint it of all the 6 billion people in the world.

 

[SuperBowser]

I'm not aware of any countries that allow a person to marry within their immediate family, and for very good reason. The risk of birth defects from such a union increases astronomically compared to a relationship between two people who are unrelated.

Just to play devil's advocate, is that really a good reason? We don't ban people with other genetic disorders from having children, though they are advised of the implicated risks. If a couple love each other, why isn't that enough? And they don't have to have children.

I'm of the opinion that this is a mainly sociological thing, but no one (or very, very few people) feels particularly against the notion, so we are happy with this law the way it is.

Kinda unlucky for these twins though =/.

 

[OffTheChain]

What a **** shame.

wow what a cockblock

Co-Signed

 

[Klowne]

I understand that twins shouldn't be in a relationship, but why are so many of you acting revolted and disgusted? It's not like these people knew they were related or had any assosiation with each other until they fell in love. If you try to see it from their point of view, it was an absolutely normal relationship until suddenly the secret is unveiled, and then all of their relations are suddenly "disgusting", even though nothing has physically changed.

I don't condone incest or anything, but seriously, there's no need to throw up over this.

 

[Gerudo Warrior]

wow.... just wow......

 

[GoldShadow]

If you try to see it from their point of view, it was an absolutely normal relationship until suddenly the secret is unveiled, and then all of their relations are suddenly "disgusting", even though nothing has physically changed.

That's the whole point; wouldn't you feel disgusted after you found out about that? Of course they didn't know, that's what is so bad about it.

Reminds me a lot of Oedipus.