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I can’t help being in love with my uncle

I know that most of you are going to say how nasty and sick I am, how I need to get help, and I really understand. But I’m not writing this to get you acceptance, I just need to tell some one. I really am sorry if I offend you, but I cant help being in love with my uncle, and he’s in love with me too.

First I’m 24 the oldest of my moms 4 kids, I was never molested, never abused, never raped. Nothing like that. My uncle is the youngest of my grandparents kids, he’s 28 12 years younger then my mom.

Even though he is my uncle its only in a biological way, we had never met once in our lives. My family is spread all over the country. We ended up meeting last year, I just came home from Uni, and he was staying in the guest room for the summer, he had a bad accident and my mom wanted to help him with his physical therapy, that’s what she does.

After a week together, eating meals, going for walks, playing x-box. I was rather shocked to find I was rapidly falling in love with this man. Even knowing he was my uncle I didn’t think of him as such and still don’t. We are both so very much alike, I get on better with him then anyone else, he has told me the same thing several times.

Two months pass and I am going crazy because of my feelings for him, but I don’t want to freak him out or push him away, because we are best friends, and I never act on these feeling because I know they are wrong and I feel he can’t possibly share them. I have never been more wrong.

We where on one of our movie dates, and I noticed he kept looking at me, when I asked him why he was he just said I was beautiful. I blushed and thanked him, he blushed too, and we went back to the movie. Three days later we where walking along the trees that line our property, he had been acting strange since the movie, and it was nice to have some time so I could ask him what was wrong.

He said he was in love with me, and then he kissed me, not chaste either. After the kiss I started to sob, from relief, joy, fear, and a heavy dose of shame. But I kissed him back and told him I loved him as well.

It’s been a year now and he is almost completely through his therapy, we both decided that we are going to get a place together. Our family thinks it’s a great idea, of course they don’t know we are lovers. I know what we are doing is very taboo and morally wrong to many but I love this man, and I always will.  

Again im sorry for offending you, but having written this down, I feel like I can breathe again. Thank you.


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Am wondering, are you still in this relationship today? how is it going? please update.

best of luck
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There are a lot of men in the world.  Really.  I'd suggest u set your eyes on someone who isn't a relative.  My first great love of my life I lost to a culture, prearranged marriage etc..... It broke my heart.  He married his first cousin.  I suggest therapy and distance frm each other.  Sometimes things that are taboo can pull us to one another.  Fight it.  Meet a non relative .   Just my thoughts.  It's your life.  Be safe.  Best wishes!!
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I would be so interested to know if this worked out for you? I was in a relationship with my uncle and my mother completely flipped when she found out, and hence my uncle was dragged through the courts. I completely loved and trusted my uncle. He made me feel happy and complete. I am in a different relationship now, married with kids (20 years later). My heart still often aches over my uncle though. I have never seen him again out of respect to my patents. I know it could never have worked, as other people have commented. There is a huge rift in our family now of those who approved and those who didn't. I agree that you can't help who you fall in love with.
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Thank you, this is exactly how we feel.
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Trust me...your mother is waking in the night feeling like vomitting.  She's obviously trying to spare your feelings.  If not, she's mentally disturbed, too.  No way a mother could be ok with this.  No way.
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Stella, why don't you and your fella get fixed so you wil not have to worry about birth defects. Just think if you had a child and they were to introduce your fella to their friends. They would say, this is my dad or no, maybe, this is my great uncle. This is really sad. I'm sure as sick as this world is, there is probaly a support group somewhere for people like you. If your Mom accepted it that easy, maybe incest has been in your family for a long time. Maybe your Mom has already been with your uncle. I feel so for you.
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