I just told my cousin that I have a crush on her via text. Please help me cope?

[Anonymous]

So I've been with a cousin lately and I've kinda had a suspicion that she's been flirting with me, and I know I've been flirting with her. So I just decided to tell her. Because honestly it's not something I can control, and I'd rather just be honest, than going in circles hiding my feelings and it skewing the way I behave. You guys think I made the right call? by the way I've seen all the cousin love hate, pls spare me. I don't want to have kids with the woman, I'm a human, she's a human... we just happen to be cousins on a planet which is 1 out of trillions of planets, hurtling towards nothingness. So for haters please do spare me. I need genuine cope.

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+1 y

This is what I wrote:
I'm crushing, it's VERY weird, I'm not going to do anything about it. I understand everything that comes with what I just said, but decided to be upfront about it. I'm tired of it messing with me. And I don't want it to mess with you. Most of all I want to be honest.

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+1 y

She took it extremely well. Was understanding, and now we can move the forward. I'm glad I didn't listen to all the people like who ignore everything (like context & reality) and just want to demonize something they don't like. For anyone who comes across this post and finds themselves in a similar position. So long as you're both adults, I would recommend just being honest. We have become so accustom to hiding our feelings and not expressing ourselves because of sometimes archaic rules and

[Anonymous]

Is she your first cousin?
Hm I don’t know what to say maybe you love her attracted to her but is that sexually too ! ? You want to have sex with her? If yes , then I want to say stay away from each other , try to meet someone else. Think of her as your cousin your family etc.


If somehow you guys can’t do that you are so in love then I don’t know really maybe you can have some short romance etc to get over it mentally , even though I don’t suggest it. I’m not sure.
All I know is that this life is temporary we won’t be here 50 years later lol we will be a corpse so I don’t want to stop or judge much. Do whatever you guys feel like but remember in this nature we are living in your cousin is your blood and your blood is supposed to be family. We don’t date family.
Up to you
Don’t be sad. As Americans say “ Shit Happens”
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[Asker]

Thank you for your honest words and for being straight up. The truth is I don't know what I'm doing, and I don't understand all of my feelings. But I'm trying to do what I feel is right. And that's being honest.