There are 8.1 billion people in the world, so it should be easy to find a partner who doesn’t share your DNA. Only about 250,000 people in the US are married to cousins, so it stays in the family. As one woman found out after five months of dating the man she thought was “the one,” he was actually the man in her dad’s family pictures. Read on to find out more about the woman who got involved with her family member!

A woman in her mid-20s told her sad story on Reddit, saying that the man she met on a dating app turned out to be the worst thing that could have happened to her. The woman, whose name is Gelicca, writes, “I was talking to this guy on Hinge who had the softest hazel eyes, and at the time, I thought he was the one.” “We talked on the phone for a while and then decided to go on a date. One thing led to another, and soon we were dating.”

After being together for five months, the woman and her mid-20s boyfriend were ready to take their relationship to the next level by meeting each other’s families.Their families lived on different sides of the country, so the big meeting had to be carefully planned and thought out.”Because we were moved, we didn’t have time to meet each other’s parents,” she writes.

“We chose to have dinner with both sets of parents instead of the usual “I’ll bring you over to meet my parents and I’ll go over to meet yours.” The author writes that she was worried about her parents meeting her new boyfriend because she didn’t know that they already knew each other.”When my dad got up from the table to introduce himself to my boyfriend’s mom, he looked right at his cousin, Uncle’s daughter, and his face turned white.”

“It took her a second to figure it out too,” the woman says. The sign says that it’s been almost 30 years since their parents last saw each other. “The way our parents looked at each other made us think something was wrong, and they told us we were related.”It was an amazing accident that she and her boyfriend at the time left their home states and met in the same place.

About 10% of people in relationships around the world are married to their cousins, which is also known as consanguinity. Reports say it’s “a deeply rooted social trend among 15% of the world’s population, mostly living in the Middle East, West Asia, and North Africa.” We don’t allow it in the United States unless you live in one of the 20 states or the District of Columbia that does.

They wanted to do the right thing and not be watched, so the young couple, who were very much in love, chose to break up.”Even though we loved each other, we chose not to do it.” For the sake of our family, we had to go through one of the worst breakups of my life. The author writes, “I told my friends that it didn’t work out and quietly took everything down from social media.”

“Finding out about this horrible crime” The woman says she is “horrified” about what happened and has made a new Reddit account to avoid the shame of her main identity. “This is a story that you hear a lot: people hooking up with family members without knowing it and finding out about the horrible event in the most awkward ways. Mine was no different.”

A lot of people online went to the comments area to show their support.Thank you for your message. That sounds like a tough situation. “Mad respect for ending it quietly,” one person writes. “The hardest breakups are the ones that are caused by circumstances, not dislike or personal problems,” says a second.Others join in with views that are different because of their culture. One person writes, “This news would make parents very happy in my country!”

“Yes, my uncle and aunt are first cousins.” Sure, it’s a little strange, and I’m sure other family members are talking about it behind closed doors, but they have a healthy child and a happy family. The user makes it clear that his family is not “sweethomealabama style” and says, “That being said, it’s a messy situation in the family whether you choose to pursue it or break it off.”

But some online fans chose to find humor in the very awkward family dinner. “Everyone got the meatloaf.” “And everyone agreed that it tasted just like Grandma used to make it,” one Reddit user laughed. “Maybe they were at Olive Garden, where everyone is family,” says someone else.