Imagine if you went out with a girl/boy (depending on your orientation and gender) and discovered that you shared a last name. Would you try and figure out if you were related. Would you continue blindly?Would you "Move to Alabama where that kind of thing is tolerated"-Thnx Mr.Yankovic. What would you do?
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Posted 11 October 2010 - 10:34 AM
hmmm depends.......if its a common last name like smith or thompson then no. But if it was something more specific then i would look into it. probally get our parents to meet to make sure lol
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Posted 11 October 2010 - 10:01 PM
Well at first I would be kind of scared, but it is possible for people who aren't related to have the same last name, so I wouldn't be that worried.
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Posted 11 October 2010 - 10:40 PM
i think i would try adn find if we were related, just because i wouldnt want anything to get to serious and find out that we are related and by law where i live have to stop being with them romantically
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Posted 12 October 2010 - 05:35 PM
i've had a crush on a girl with my same last name before. in my opinion, it's ok as long as we're not cousins. if she happened to be the cousin of my cousin's cousin cousin X10, i doubt there's any significant relation there
Edited by kenyk713, 12 October 2010 - 05:37 PM.
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Posted 13 October 2010 - 12:33 AM
It's odd and coincidental but all you have to do is tell everyone that... all the time. Because of course everyone is going to ask about it. Or you could legally change one of your last names.
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Posted 13 October 2010 - 07:06 AM
Well, I've from a Korean culture where last names are insanely common. So I'd just blindly risk it. Muahahhaha. But, if it turned out that we were related, I would throw up and die.
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Posted 22 October 2010 - 02:47 PM
I'd say what the hell and just continue blindly. If it turns out that we're related.. Then it was fun while it lasted. 
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Posted 22 October 2010 - 03:47 PM
That's not the point. What if you actually are related and you change your name...it'll still be incest if you do it.It's odd and coincidental but all you have to do is tell everyone that... all the time. Because of course everyone is going to ask about it. Or you could legally change one of your last names.
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Posted 22 October 2010 - 03:51 PM
You know, Families can be huge. There are people who have the same family name and are related somewhere back in the 1700s. There's no problem liking someone who's so distantly related.I wouldn't try to find out. Here in india, (As i'm sure you'd know) Many people have the same last names. Its no use speculating or anything. I don't think I'd care even if they're last name was the same. Sure It'd be a bit awkward for a while but it won't change anything.
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Posted 22 October 2010 - 03:57 PM
I get that but what if you have an obscure last name like Arunajaddai or Cheppudira? Sure Singh and Shetty are fine but what about other ones?You know, Families can be huge. There are people who have the same family name and are related somewhere back in the 1700s. There's no problem liking someone who's so distantly related.I wouldn't try to find out. Here in india, (As i'm sure you'd know) Many people have the same last names. Its no use speculating or anything. I don't think I'd care even if they're last name was the same. Sure It'd be a bit awkward for a while but it won't change anything.
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Posted 22 October 2010 - 04:05 PM
Well I would find out the relationship. Indian families know each other 2 or 3 generations up. If i was related, It would be easy to find out. Until then :DAlso, I use my dad's name. Its much easier. Schools dump the family name and so my parents didn't bother adding it when I was born. Its the same case for most people. Though my mother's family name is unique. If i found someone with that name I would definitely trace it but I wouldn't find it awkward at all.
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Posted 23 October 2010 - 05:45 PM
hmm... good point so, I guess us Indians are generally safe.What abt others?
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Posted 23 October 2010 - 06:56 PM
Others are bad. My mother has family members sharing the family name who are related in the 1800s (My mom is not indian). It's also a pretty unique name (Like quite a few are there).Coincidentally, My mother has a friend named Vermaelen. So whenever Vermaelen plays for arsenal... Well it's a funny situation.
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Posted 27 October 2010 - 09:24 AM
Hmm. It's an interesting question. I would probably have a check out of curiousity, though being related would mean nothing to me. Afterall, we were never raised in the same household, we don't have the same parents... It shouldn't matter.
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Posted 27 October 2010 - 09:57 AM
thats an interesting way to look at it ^ if we had the same last name and she was just brootiful I'd probably avoid it for as long as I can but then again with my luck we would be related and disturbing nightmares would ensue until I backed off =(
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Posted 10 March 2011 - 01:45 AM
I would definitely do some research!!! If I can't find traces of being related, then I'd go for it. I mean if the connection is wonderful, why not?
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Posted 10 March 2011 - 07:05 AM
Given that I only have my last name because my father changed it, I'd be fine with it, since there's pretty much no way she'd be related to me.
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Posted 10 March 2011 - 07:55 AM
Wow, this is awkward enough to have it's own american sitcom (How I met my cousin marie) or a j-drama series (Oh my marie).Imagine if you went out with a girl/boy (depending on your orientation and gender) and discovered that you shared a last name. Would you try and figure out if you were related. Would you continue blindly?Would you "Move to Alabama where that kind of thing is tolerated"-Thnx Mr.Yankovic. What would you do?
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Posted 11 March 2011 - 04:13 AM
My last name isn't that common, just cause my last name is really odd, but if someone were to have the same last name as me and I really loved that person, who cares... I guess? Jeeze. Thatis awkward.
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Posted 11 March 2011 - 05:21 AM
ehhdon't see why you shouldn't try an figure out but that doesn't mean you should keep going eitherand i'm sure a lotta people know who their cousins arex.x
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Posted 11 March 2011 - 07:09 AM
Well, in my opinion, it depends on the kind of last name you have. Like, some last names are quite common, and therefore the rise of alarm should not necessarily occur.If it were me, I would see if we were related, and if we weren't, then it would be awesome!!! I mean, not having to change your last name, but still being married! 
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Posted 12 March 2011 - 03:12 AM
Definitely worth investigating, but I don't think it'd be too bad. Also, I think it'd be worse for the lady than the man, since people expect her name to change once she marries.
