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Seems like the sibling network they discuss where people can become aware of who's related to them would solve that problem. What are the odds that 500 out of

Seems like the sibling network they discuss where people can become aware of who's related to them would solve that problem. What are the odds that 500 out of 5 million people would match with each other?

anonymouskimmer 3y ago
It happens[1]. In part because people tend to find those who look similar to themselves most attractive[2]. There is a countering instinct to be repulsed by the idea of sex with people one was raised with[2], but this countering instinct doesn't happen if one wasn't raised with a family member. 1 - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1311238/Brother-sister-didnt-know-related-marry--despite-knowing-union-illegal.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1311238/Brother-sis... > The couple, who hailed from different towns, about 100 miles apart, were both out with friends when they met in a nightclub in a third town several years ago. > So strong was their mutual attraction that just one week after meeting, they both felt they had known each other for a lifetime. 2 - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-mysteries-love/201505/are-we-attracted-people-who-look-us https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-mysteries-love/2...
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anonymouskimmer 3y ago
> Seems like the sibling network they discuss where people can become aware of who's related to them would solve that problem. I'll also mention that such a sibling network can actually cause the problem. https://au.news.yahoo.com/half-siblings-with-two-children-together-fighting-for-right-to-marry-000207408.html https://au.news.yahoo.com/half-siblings-with-two-children-to... > After tracking down her half-brother on Facebook, Ms Parra eventually met Mr Parra and the pair felt attracted to one another. "We didn't want to realise it, we were angry with ourselves because it was hard to admit and break that taboo: we are siblings even though we didn't feel that way." > After just a few days, the half-siblings felt they couldn't carry on without seeing each other again. "Imagine liking a girl and, for a moral reason, being forbidden to be with her. It's really hard to deal with," Mr Parra declared.

anonymouskimmer 3y ago

It happens[1]. In part because people tend to find those who look similar to themselves most attractive[2]. There is a countering instinct to be repulsed by the idea of sex with people one was raised with[2], but this countering instinct doesn't happen if one wasn't raised with a family member. 1 - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1311238/Brother-sister-didnt-know-related-marry--despite-knowing-union-illegal.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1311238/Brother-sis... > The couple, who hailed from different towns, about 100 miles apart, were both out with friends when they met in a nightclub in a third town several years ago. > So strong was their mutual attraction that just one week after meeting, they both felt they had known each other for a lifetime. 2 - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-mysteries-love/201505/are-we-attracted-people-who-look-us https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-mysteries-love/2...

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anonymouskimmer 3y ago

> Seems like the sibling network they discuss where people can become aware of who's related to them would solve that problem. I'll also mention that such a sibling network can actually cause the problem. https://au.news.yahoo.com/half-siblings-with-two-children-together-fighting-for-right-to-marry-000207408.html https://au.news.yahoo.com/half-siblings-with-two-children-to... > After tracking down her half-brother on Facebook, Ms Parra eventually met Mr Parra and the pair felt attracted to one another. "We didn't want to realise it, we were angry with ourselves because it was hard to admit and break that taboo: we are siblings even though we didn't feel that way." > After just a few days, the half-siblings felt they couldn't carry on without seeing each other again. "Imagine liking a girl and, for a moral reason, being forbidden to be with her. It's really hard to deal with," Mr Parra declared.