What's some --more-- juicy gossip that you can't share irl but can share with nosy strangers on mumsnet?

It's legal for cousins to marry in the UK.

At least she's taking them out. My DH leaves them where he stashes them in the house when drinking. He then gets upset at me when I find them because 'that was probably from ages ago'.

I would have told my BIL by now. How could you not? You could always let him know anonymously if you're worried about the fallout, but personally I wouldn't care if I fell out with my sister over it, as that's a bitch of a thing to do.

There are some very lurid imaginations on here...

Working as a Fanny?!

My blood type was listed on some of my NHS paperwork. I think it’s from when the midwife took vials of blood when I first got pregnant.

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It is possible to have a different blood group to both parents unless one parent is O.

Is the adoption not recorded on the birth certificate?

Mine is about me. I was in an awful relationship for years, escaped 8 years ago, but having no support from him and two young kids I hadn't had the chance to go on a single date.

Three months ago I joined Tinder and have had the best time. This weekend I asked my ex if he could actually book a weekend to have the children (he does this very occasionally as hoc) so I could go on a date. He hit the roof and has given me all sorts of abuse and is refusing to "subsidise you while you sleep around." I.e. pay child maintenance... According to him, even though we split 8 years ago, me dating is "distasteful and disappointing".

The truth is I have already managed a flexible work schedule and increasingly independent children to meet with a few men. The sex has been great, including a Dom who has let me live out some long held fantasies...

But I have actually really connected with a couple of men who have become really good friends, and one who increasingly feels like my soulmate. Both men are bisexual (as am I, I know this is not for everyone!) both have been in open relationships in the past. So on Monday I am meeting them both... Then next month extending a work trip so "soulmate" man and I will spend the weekend together in Paris to see where we think it's all going.

Not only that I am doing well at work and in line for promotion at work, so far less reliant on him financially. But all this is uncertain, so I haven't told anyone anything yet, and it would only ever be very edited highlights...

My grandmother’s father died in the First World War, whilst his wife was pregnant with Granny. Except when my aunt found his grave in France he died 11 months before Granny was born 😳

I've just (belatedly) got into Person of Interest, it's not far off what you describe!

When there's a will there's a way I guess. A lot of busy people will make time for an affair - look at politicians!

You can be a different blood group from one parent but not different from two

This is terrible, but having workied in a school myself, I'm more fascinated about how they both make time for an affair. What about all that marking!

An old school friend married a mutual friend, lovely guy. He wanted kids and a normal life, they bought a nice house and life was good. Then she developed a "health condition" that no doctor could diagnose, but meant she ended up bed bound and able to eat only a handful of foods that her dh lovingly made for her, after carrying her around the house all day long. She obviously couldn't work in that state, so he worked like mad to pay the bills and care for her. She ups and leaves him, moves away, accuses him of an affair and in the divorce takes more than half of the assets from the marriage plus some extra to cover her "health condition". His business failed, life turned upside down and it took him years to recover. She is mysteriousness totally fine now and living the high life.

I don't have anything to do with her anymore! So sad for the bloke.

I’m white British and my husband is Han Chinese. Our daughter was born with bright blue eyes and they have remained so. My husband’s family are all ethnically Chinese as far back as we have information for. They have, however, always lived very close to the Russian border. According to Dr google our daughter can only have the eye colour she has if there is a recessive blue gene on my husbands side. We have no idea who had the affair with a Russian but someone surely had at some point.

I agree. It's every bit as bad as an affair.

Were they both married?

Not necessarily. It could be that her will provides that his kids don't inherit from her. She wouldn't need to get him to sign anything. Her will, her business.

(Obv if she dies before him she won't inherit his half and her efforts are irrelevant)

This is so sad, & actually really upsetting. That poor man.

My own great aunt moved in with her older sister when her mother died, also Ireland. The bastard of a brother in law fathered her child. She was 16 & the family line was 'They had an affair'- no, he manipulated her at best...

She was sent here to Scotland after the baby was spirited away. She married & had children & was the kindest, loveliest woman you could ever know. My childhood is full of memories of her.

Her child was raised by nuns & became a nun, & had contact with my great aunt throughout her life, which was much better a fate than many others. But still. Both have passed many years now. Both lovely, lovely people despite what life brought them.

My sister married my first cousin. They have 3 children. It was a huge shock. I was 16 when they announced they were getting married. I actually thought it was a joke!

They needed to have tests before trying for children, & a special dispensation from the Bishop to marry (Catholic). You could have knocked my mam and dad down with a feather when they were told.

Apparently it's fine as it's the female line; the male line can be problematic genetically apparently.

2 of the children now have their own children, & it's not a big deal in our family at all anymore.

A couple who come into the local bar, are always looking for a “3rd”. Locals usually know, non locals don’t. Makes for a highly amusing evening, watching them scout the bar out

The man XH thought was his DF isn't. He was working abroad and XMIL had an affair and fell pregnant. XDFIL loved her, they stayed together and he accepted XH as his own. XH looks nothing like his older siblings and was the only one of them to look after XDFIL as he grew old. Strangely XDFIL really wanted XH to research his family tree, it's almost like he wanted XH to find out...

in theory no but legally its permitted i believe under uk law