You can marry your second cousin, did you know that? It is important in places like Louisiana as alot of people are your second or third cousin, once or twice removed.
I myself would only marry a third cousin, that is if I didn't have a servicable current husband who is unrelated, I think.
"who is unrelated, I think."
LOL! I like the "i think" part...
When I got divorce, my inlaws (whom I dearly love) referred to me as their outlaw!
Marriage? In one of the local hollers one of the guys traded his wife for his cousins huntin' dog. Had to throw in his stereo system. (8 track) to boot! (and that a true story....even went to court.....Seems there was a little problem with one of the items. It didn't work. Can't remember which one. But they got in one heck of a fight. Shots were fired! The law was called! AND......
You can marry your first cousin in NC, just not a double-first cousin.
(For the uninitiated, you only have a double-first cousin if your dad's brother (or sister) married your mom's sister (or brother). Their kids would be your double-first cousins, genetically as close to you as your own siblings.)