[redheadtoo]

in NC you could marry your first cousin

It is legal to marry your first cousin in many states, including my own state, California.

[cajungirl]

That surprises me. I thought it was illegal everywhere.

I was wildly in love with my first cousin when I was about 14 and was deeply saddened, in a tragic 14 year old way, that we couldn't marry. It was like a dramatic teenagers glory moment, Romeo and Juliet. I got over it.