I'm surprised no one has mentioned the fact they're all cousins. The 3 guys and the girl are all blood related, yet she's the love interest of all three.
That's creepier than the goings on in the house.....
Am I misunderstanding the relationships?
In many of the United States marriage between first cousins is legal. I didn't believe it until I looked it up. And it's not just the states you might initially imagine.
Many of you live in these states and won't believe the list when you read it!
Family reunions could have been a lot more fun had I known!!!
Google it for yourself.
Nope. You are not misunderstanding. Of course, cousins marrying cousins was not the gasp-inducing taboo it is today. It happened all the time in the not too distant past. And it is not illegal in quite a few states even now. No real reason why it should be.
shareAccording to the Gone with the Wind Fansite and also the dialogue in the film, Ashley Wilkes and Melanie Hamilton were cousins when they got married.
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