It depends on how you define second cousin. Some people define it as your first cousin's child, which would actually be first cousin once removed, while others go with the standard of their parents' first cousin's child.
It also depends on the social norms you were raised with. For example, in some families the stance of "as long as it's legal" is taken. In my home state they wouldn't have a problem marrying their first cousin's child, as state law says you can marry your first cousin once removed and further down the line.
Yet others take the stance that if they can't legally marry a person due to incest laws then their descendents can't marry their cousin's descendents. That means your second cousin (going by the actual definition, or fourth cousin going by common definition) is off limits.
Basically if you were raised to believe that it's incest regardless of what law and religion say then it's not normal in the sense that you're going against your upbringing. If your family takes the "as long as it's legal" stance then it's as normal as fantasizing about a guy when your closest common ancestor lived before the Dark Age.
Is it normal that I kinda love my second cousin
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It depends on how you define second cousin. Some people define it as your first cousin's child, which would actually be first cousin once removed, while others go with the standard of their parents' first cousin's child.
It also depends on the social norms you were raised with. For example, in some families the stance of "as long as it's legal" is taken. In my home state they wouldn't have a problem marrying their first cousin's child, as state law says you can marry your first cousin once removed and further down the line.
Yet others take the stance that if they can't legally marry a person due to incest laws then their descendents can't marry their cousin's descendents. That means your second cousin (going by the actual definition, or fourth cousin going by common definition) is off limits.
Basically if you were raised to believe that it's incest regardless of what law and religion say then it's not normal in the sense that you're going against your upbringing. If your family takes the "as long as it's legal" stance then it's as normal as fantasizing about a guy when your closest common ancestor lived before the Dark Age.