Man Takes Fiance’s DNA Test, Discovers He Is His Biological Brother

A man has shared his horror after finding out he is biologically related to his fiance through an at-home DNA test. The 28-year-old said he is in a homosexual relationship and plans to marry his partner, also 28, in a few months and spend the rest of their lives together. He recently ordered a DNA test kit for his partner after becoming interested in genealogy; now regrets ever sending his sample to the lab. He wrote on Reddit: “My fiance and I are getting married in a few months. We are over the moon and in love. I am very interested in genealogy and have been building my family tree. I saw a promotion for a 50 percent DNA kit on ancestry.com and bought one for my fiance. A few hours ago, on a flight, he got his DNA results back. In the ‘View DNA Matches’ section, my picture was showing. It said we were third cousins. His father, who apparently took a test years ago, also came forward”.

He also shared that he doesn’t know how to feel. They just landed and are now on vacation with a large group. While his fiance isn’t worried about their future children, as he is gay and wouldn’t have biological children with his partner, he believes third cousins are “a little too close for comfort.”

The man and his fiance are both Jewish, and he knows that their gene pools are already very thin. There’s no scenario where they would split up or anything, but he just feels so weird about it. He doesn’t want to tell anyone or talk about it, but needs to get this off his chest. Seeking advice, he asked, “I don’t know how to feel or how to process this. Is this crazy? Is it not a big deal?”

One user then responded, “I think you should visualise a family tree and realise that third cousins are not close at all. That’s how far away your great-grandparents’ siblings are. Plus, you both love each other and are getting married, so mazel tov, laugh about it and relax.

Another user added, “It’s not a big deal. First cousins would be creepy, but third cousins are fine in my opinion. Since there won’t be any kids, there’s actually no reason not to continue your relationship.