Should I marry my cousin? Can I marry my cousin? No. Don’t marry your cousin. You’re being lazy and making decisions based on convenience and comfort. Instead of driving to the other side of town to try that exciting and different new restaurant everyone is talking about, you’re slinking round the corner to the same old McDonalds you always go to. Also, it’s morally wrong and was the whole reason for the split between Jebediah Springfield and Shelbyville Manhattan in the Simpsons. Moreover, depending on the type of cousin (1st, 2nd, etc.), you can expect to be met with reactions ranging from a mild ‘ew, that’s a bit weird’ right through to ‘omg that’s disgusting and so wrong’. And did you know that there a whole cultures around the globe currently reeling under the burden of birth defects and genetic problems caused by marriage occuring within families between first cousins. Just say no to incest and dirty old cousin action, no matter house easy and convenient it may be, or ‘because they’re so attractive’!