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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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Just because I am not glued to this community, does not mean I am Not listing, and yes I am very much in love thank you for recognizing that Treazzure007.

as for how things went with mum, im sure many of you will be surprised to know it went rather well. i by no means am implying butterflies and rainbows. but my mum was quite understanding of our relationship.After she was done screaming and crying and after we explained everything to her. Her biggest concern was the possibility of me becoming pregnant. But we reassured her that I was on the pill and will remain on the pill. I would never be as selfish as to endanger a child's life with a possible defect.

My fella and I are still moving in together, we found a lovely flat along the beach. I just cant wait to start my life with my man.
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484465 tn?1532214032
she's not listening guys.  she's in looooove!  i just wanna know what mom thought!  

please, do write us back darling!
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I have to agree with sandee1818. You both should see a therapist before going further, and once you have, maybe even try some family counsling with some of your other family members, especially with your mom.
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356518 tn?1322263642
I am not so sure what your feeling is love in the sense you think. I would advice talking to a therapist before you go any further with this. After it is out in the open in your family there is no going back.
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130384 tn?1221593027
Stella,
It doesn't matter what you think or what you feel.  Bottom line is you are blood relatives.  No feelings will change that.  You are committing incest and it can have terrible ramifications if you were to get pregnant.  What you are doing is against the law in a lot of states.  

I am sure your family will have very serious issues if you were to announce your relationship together.  I wish you a lot of luck if you decide to pursue this.  You need to be prepared to have a lot of people treat you very differently from that point on.
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My only comment to stelladarling is: She should think twice about this for his and her future. Does this guy have strong personality or is he a weak person. Is he a character that can make a good judgement. If they are already involved sexually, I would say he can not make a good judgement as he should have waited until it is out in the open. Yes, they don't have much difference in age but still he should have known better - not to get involved with his niece. He is still the uncle. He shouldn't have gone into sexual relationship before knowing the reaction of family members about their love for each other. I'm not trying to make her feel differently towards him. However in future if he feels something for someone else is he going to go for it without too much consideration to stelladarling as his wife? In this case yes he may have fallen in love with her but at the same time he didn't put too much consideration to her as his niece or to her mom as his sister either. Maybe he has - only she would know the answer to that. She needs to sit back and analyze how it came to this point. If they get married and he makes another bad judgement ie gets involved with another girl/lady, that would destroy stelladarling. No matter what this is incest and she is giving up a lot to be with him and I'm sure he is too. It's better to take things slow, perhaps not move in together and not be involved sexually if you haven't already. People wait years before they get married, so please don't rush into anything, sooner or later you will see if he is a weak person. If you see him interested in someone else even one bit, get rid of him. He isn't for you or anyone else for that matter. Best wishes to you both and your families. Also, do you have a father? I wonder how he would feel about your uncle being involved with you?
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