Growing up in 1980s Bradford, I always knew I'd take the traditional route to marriage. If I harboured teenage dreams of walking down the aisle to marry a man I loved, then my fantasy was blighted by the insurmountable burden of breaking away from my family. Besides, I'd always known I was lined up to marry a cousin – my uncle's son.
[A COMMENT] Perhaps your focus should be on not doubling the chances of your children carrying a genetic fault as the result of marrying such a close relative.
This is a practice which needs to be wiped out, the gene pool in parts of the country is bad enough as it is. [Guardian Cif] Read more
