Does he treat her like a cousin/goddaughter or is it more ... casual? I guess I'm asking if he has set boundaries in their relationship and just how fragile the situation would be.
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Pat MahurrThis one is too easy. Give us a tough one!
That.Is.The.Man's.COUSIN! Hello!
Unless he's/she's incestuous, deranged, and crazy I would think he wouldn't be sexing his cousin. That's beyond gross, weird, & sick.
If my relative were in need, I'd want to help out if I could. There'd definitely be some rules and a time-frame to move out of course.
There is a history of rape by her father along with everything thing else. She still has a relationship with the father. Could this blur boundaries?
There is a history of rape by her father along with everything thing else. She still has a relationship with the father. Could this blur boundaries?
There is a history of rape by her father along with everything thing else. She still has a relationship with the father. Could this blur boundaries?
As far as I know he does see her as a relative. However, the wife indicated that he was close to the teen as a child, then when they married he had little to do with the now teen. The wife would tell him to check on the child and let her visit, but he would not. But then when she turned 17, he started bringing her to the house for overnight stays. they would be at the house together when the sick wife was at work. She's sick but can hold an office job. That sounds suspicious to me.
Yes, I'm tired of families sweeping sexual abuse under the rug. This happens in many families, across racial and social economic lines.
And you're right about "it's my turn" mentality. I remember on Oprah, when these two twins told a family member about their abuse, instead of helping, the family member started to abuse them as well.
OP, based on the way you framed this story, you may be subconsciously asking for advice on how to help this young woman (rather than the living situation of a married couple). I honestly believe she needs licensed, credential therapy and emotional support. Her hypersexuality is clearly a form of acting out.
It's his fourth cousin, I don't know if that means different things to different people.