LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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his cousin
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some rando
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a goth
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it was an arranged marriage
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the United States, second cousins are legally allowed to marry in every state. However, marriage between first cousins is legal in only about half of the American states. All in all, marrying your cousin or half-sibling will largely depend on the laws where you live and personal and/or cultural beliefs.
Detailed explanation-2: -Consanguine marriage is marriage between individuals who are closely related. Though it may involve incest, it implies more than the sexual nature of incest. In a clinical sense, marriage between two family members who are second cousins or closer qualifies as consanguineous marriage.
Detailed explanation-3: -The position of first cousins under the Special Marriage Act 1954 is in accord with the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 which also does not allow marriage with any first cousin.
Detailed explanation-4: -Albert Einstein. Famed physicist Albert Einstein married his second wife, Elsa Lowenthal, in 1919 in one of the oddest cousin pairings ever. They were first cousins on his mother’s side, as well as second cousins on their father’s side!