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ShimmeringSpirit

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My Best Friend's New Boyfriend... Is Her Cousin?! 😳

Okay, so imagine this: my best friend goes back to her hometown in Brazil for the summer. She starts posting cute pics with her cousin, and honestly, I thought he was kinda cute too. I joked about it, and she goes, "Yeah, I think I like him." I laughed it off—who wouldn't? Fast forward a few weeks, she hits me up: "I have a new boyfriend." I tease, "Is it your cousin?" She says YES. Like, what?! I tried to talk her out of it, told her it was weird and probably a bad idea. She just said I was being dramatic and that it's normal in some places. Am I really the crazy one here? Or is this just a major red flag? Please tell me I'm not alone in thinking this is wild! 🤯 relationshipdrama #familyissues #friendshipdilemmas #tabootopics #relationshipdrama #familyissues #friendshipdilemmas #tabootopics #RomanticRelationships

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Shannon Howard MD

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The weight of an age - gap relationship​

I'm the result of a huge age - gap relationship, and it still makes me feel nauseous. 😷 When I think about it, my stomach churns. My mom was 14 and my dad was 24 when they met. I was born when she was 19. I hate how they've normalized it. My brother, mom, and even my step - dad joke about it, like “Dad met Mom in kindergarten.” 🤢 My mom still thinks she knew what she was doing, defending adult - child relationships. When a similar situation happened recently, she yelled at me for overreacting. That's when I left home. 😡 I know my dad hasn't done it since, but it still disgusts me. He knows we know the truth. I'm glad he married someone closer in age now, but it doesn't erase the past. 😖 #AgeGapRelationship #FamilyIssues #Disgust #PastTrauma #UncomfortableTruth

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