Same surname

last SG · 2006-03-05T11:44:49+00:00

i thought the child carries 50-50% of the genes from each parent?

askxyz SG

Can we marry someone with the same surname? e.g. Mr Lim and Miss Lim => Mr and Mrs Lim ???

polarsnake SG

Can but our parents would advise us not to do so…

askxyz SG

Why leh?

askxyz SG

Anyone heard of people with the same surnames marry?

digicharat SG

even if different surname we might be relative too.
for example... your sister marry a guy and their daughter marry another guy and so on and so on... does that make you relative?

for people with the mindset of cannot marry same surname cos we might be of the same ancestor 5000 years back are just plain dumb...
who knows... maybe you found someone from different country but you still share the same ancestor 5000 years back leh?
dun be dumb.

might as well dun marry if you believe in that sh.it

think about it. their logic doesnt make sense at all... totally. Rolling Eyes

coffeeortea SG

i know man, is there even a scientific explanation?

maggot SG

Such people married together.....their offspring maybe retarded Neutral

Unless before they get married they go for some DNA checkup Mr. Green

No couples want their children to be retarded Neutral

coffeeortea SG

is there even scientific proof for that? or is it just some myth. up to the knowledge that i have in my brain, i do not see how that is logical

Fey Mae SG

couples too closely related do have higher chance of children being retarded.

bladez87 SG

my aunt married her husband whose both surnames are tan…my cousins are quite smart.

ditzy SG

Did you see how they behave when you're not around? Laughing

countdracula SG

the concern is about inbreeding, meaning children borne of close relations may result in gene defect. they are just worried that having the same surname may just mean that.

then again with extra marital affairs, sperm donation, infant adoption & etc... you may end up marrying the sibling you never knew you had........

Ito_^ SG

i think its alright.. the bloodlines may be too thin over 5000 years, its not different from one chinese marrying another chinese. in fact i think ppl with different surnames are more closely related. Laughing

ndmmxiaomayi SG

High chance being relatives and if have kids, will have genetic problems. But even if we ignore this fact, at the age we are marrying and having kids, bound to have problems. So it doesn't really matter.

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Yes, there is scientific proof for that. I found them while doing research on genetics.

http://www.genetics.com.au/factsheet/default.htm

Read through one of those fact sheets. The answers are there.

ndmmxiaomayi SG

It's not about the bloodlines, but the genetics.

FireIce SG

heng my surname not common

hegu SG

my parents have the same surname but i'm not retarded Sad

CoolMyth SG

I pity all the Tan out there. Laughing

FireIce SG

Tan, Lim, Lee very common.....

i know of 2 Ngs who got married but do not dare to have children.......