This family of five was already family, meaning the parents are cousins. They made this discovery after taking a DNA test to learn more about their family history.
The US couple had been together for 17 years and married for more than 10 years.
Celina Quinones shared her news on TikTok and it’s been viewed over 4.4 millions times since it was posted back in March. The reactions have been mixed.
“There’s a lot of negative comments, it’s horrible,” Celina said. “People keep asking, ‘Why would you do that? Why would you post this?’ But I take everything with a grain of salt. I’m a realtor, so I’m used to getting badgered all the time, so I’m like, ah, it’s nothing.”
After a few months of dating, Celina married Joseph Quinones in July 2006. When their families met, no one suspected the two were related. Through all the time, events, birthdays, and other family time, no one knew.
“We ended up having our wedding, and even then, our grandmas seemed to be a lot alike, and they got along, but still, nothing clicked,” she remembers. Husband Joseph added: “We didn’t think about it. I never saw her at family reunions, funerals, or weddings.”
It wasn’t until Celina started piecing together a family tree and took DNA tests through MyHeritage about 10 years later that they began to uncover the truth. They were about to be shook.
“I ordered the DNA tests,” says Celina. “They came in, and sure enough, we did our swabs, put them in the mail, and off they went. Then we got the results back, and I searched the family tree DNA — another part of the search — and saw him pop up there. And I go, ‘Oh no.’”
What do you think, should they stay together? For the rest of this story, follow the link to Family of Five Was Already Family According to DNA: Part Two.
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