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Why do people marry their couzins?

Asked by love408 (147points) April 3rd, 2008

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Riser's avatar

So the in laws will get along.

eambos's avatar

In the 17 and 1800’s, people would often live far away from each other with little interaction. The only people for them to marry were their cousins.

Mtl_zack's avatar

this is very common in many parts of the world. mainly, its because of disputes or alliances between families. i dont mean to take away power from women, but a man could offer his sister to his cousin which shows that the get along and they can count on each other. also, in less traditional areas of the world, it just means “id rather marry my cousin than you, and have to deal with your family”.

Dine's avatar

Because inheritance stays “in the family”.

scamp's avatar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXU-ZdmzNmo

So they can get on the Springer show!

kapuerajam's avatar

I Agree with Eambos but if you want to use one of the most commenly used words in the english language at least spell it correctly cousins.

Riser's avatar

Commonly

scamp's avatar

Eye halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.

Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh.

As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
Its rare lea ever wrong.

Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh
My chequer tolled me sew.

sweetchelsie's avatar

Because people are sick in the head!

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