Is it wrong to keep dating someone who later becomes your step-sibling?

[MrShaun]

Before you jump to conclusions, consider this: You start dating someone and become close to them then, after meeting, the single parents meet and get married. The person you're in a relationship with is now a stepbrother/sister.

Should your relationship, possibly physical, come to an end?

And if not, should it be any different if you become physical after becoming step-siblings?

[Calyptomaniac]

You'd hope the parents discussed this with you beforehand, so everyone knew this was coming. It's pretty messed up of them otherwise. The relationship pre-dates the step-sibling title, which really is just a title, especially if you're adults, so I'd still consider them to be that rather than technically family and nothing changes for me. I have some step-siblings I was friends with long before our parents got married and I still consider them friends before step-siblings.

[MrShaun]

So does it make a difference as to which came first?

[Calyptomaniac]

Very much

[Masie]

I would end the relationship. That would be way too weird for me technically being family members even if not by blood.

Same reason I wouldn't date a cousin. That's weird.

[MrShaun]

What if you had really strong feelings for him? If you had become married, would you consider divorce?

[Masie]

Why are you moving the goalpoats? I can come up with hypotheticals too. We could do this all day.

[MrShaun]

Not trying to move anything.

This is only clarifying how close you are to this significant other.

[Nikki1989]

Not for Americans.

[exitseven]

no, I imsgine this happens more than you think

[kinks1951]

What would be the problem, you were dating first

[MrShaun]

Sure. But what if you were step-siblings first?

[kinks1951]

That would be a bit awkward

[MrShaun]

I can understand that, but would it be wrong?

[kinks1951]

Not really, they are not related