Florida resident married brother, met him in 35 years
'23.06.2018'
Source: The Sun
Debbie Zutant, 50, of Key West, Florida, formed a relationship with 37-year-old Joe in 2015. Before the wedding, the couple lived together for 12 years, despite the fact that Debbie and Joe are children of the same father, and such marriages in the United States are prohibited by law.
The couple claims that they are experiencing so-called genetic sex drive - a condition in which a person falls in love with a long-lost blood relative. When they first met in 2003, Debbie was 35 and Joe was 23. The Sun.
The woman says that it was love at first sight. Already on the second date, they were in bed, and two weeks later they began to live together. For ten years, the couple hid forbidden relationships from relatives, and the authorities never noticed that they were related by family ties, since the man and woman have different surnames. Debbie herself decided to tell their story to the general public in order to draw attention to the phenomenon of genetic attraction, emphasizing that she is not ashamed of “non-canon” relationships.
“Despite the fact that Joe and I are brother and sister, when we met, we fell in love at first sight. I know that we have the same blood, but we never grew up together, so we are completely different from other brothers and sisters, ”the woman said.
Debbie was an adopted daughter - she was adopted at the age of three. The girl always lacked her own family, and having already become an adult woman, she decided to find relatives. At 35, she paid a private detective over $ 2,5 to help find her biological parents. The detective coped with the task, and already from her own mother and father, Debbie learned that she had a half-brother named Joe. They soon met at a family party.
“For the first time in my life, I felt like a whole person. There was a feeling that we are two lost pieces of a puzzle that have finally come together, ”the woman admitted.
Joe invited Debbie to dinner the next day and admitted that he felt the same way. So the romance began. Of course, both were worried about what others would think about their relationship, and the woman decided to look for an answer on the Internet. It turned out that she is not the only one who fell in love with a long-lost blood relative, moreover, her attraction has a scientific basis. The couple told about the novel only to the closest friends, and when guests came to them, Joe moved into the guest room, portraying another guest of Debbie's house. At family parties, both portrayed brother and sister.
Finally, in 2014, the couple confessed their secret relationship to the family. To their surprise, everyone said they weren't judging - as long as Joe and Debbie were happy. Although such a marriage in the United States can lead to imprisonment for up to 15 years and a fine of $ 24, Debbie and Joe got married at the local registration office a year after the recognition of the relationship to relatives (due to different names, officials did not suspect anything).
“We're too happy to think about bans,” Debbie admitted.
The second ceremony took place in a boat in Cuba, under the rays of the setting sun. There was also the third - upon returning home, the newlyweds celebrated a joyful event with friends and family. The marriage is already three years old, and the relationship is fifteen. Both say they love each other and this is forever.
Genetic sex drive (GPV) is a condition in which sexual feelings develop between two family members who first met in adulthood. This phenomenon was discovered by Barbara Gogno in the 80s: a woman experienced similar feelings for her son, whom she met 26 years after his adoption by another family. GPV can happen between parents and children, brothers and sisters - both full and half-blood or uterine, especially if one of them grew up separately.
