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A distant kiss

 

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I recently had my first kiss. The problem is that it took place at a family reunion.
 
He’s not blood-related and I had never met him, but we are related by marriage. He is my fourth or fifth cousin once or twice removed. Should I feel as ashamed as I do?

 

Dear Distant Kiss,

 

Let yourself off the hook. Unless you two were interrupted in the coat room by Uncle Oscar, there is no need to feel endlessly ashamed. Move on, and focus on what makes you proud of yourself rather than what makes you cringe.

 

When girls crush on cousins, it is important not to cross lines or test taboos—so I wouldn’t recommend going there again. This boy is not part of your close circle and besides, you are not asking, “Should I kiss him again?” but “Should I forgive myself?” So my advice is: Yep.

 

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BY CAROL WESTON ON 12/3/2010 7:00:00 AM

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I have a crush in my cousin Daniel

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by Charlotte12sky4 on 12/10/2011 1:01:42 PM

 
 

I had a cousin who started to date a guy, and they went to church together one morning and started talking about their families, and found out they were distantly related. She was like "Yep. There goes that relationship"

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by LRM15 on 12/3/2011 4:41:21 PM

 
 

Im kinda ticked ay one of my guy friends. He told me yesterday that he's going out with my ex-bff/bully. I had to switch schools because of her, and now he's dating her? It's stupid because he used to say stuff about her to try and cheer me up. I honestly don't know what to do. Any thoughts?

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by mags2319 on 11/6/2011 12:23:46 AM

 
 

I had my first kiss when I was young (4 or 5) but it was just a preschool friend

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by PuppyCT on 7/23/2011 12:46:31 PM

 
 

that sucks! i hate it when you like a guy but he thinks that you cant be together bc of relations w/ family members in the past. as long as its distant i dont see the problem.

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by nailslnn on 6/17/2011 9:57:01 PM

 
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