The other day, in one of our general group discussion, one girl said that sexual harassment/ relationship between brother and sister is very common. The other girl interrupted her that I can believe between cousin brothers and sisters but not real. It may happen but should not be very common. I shared my views that cousins been involved are common as cousin brothers and sisters doesn’t live together in joint families. If they do so, then there may not get into relationship.
My pop-in-law was telling me that when my partner was small, they used to stay in joint family. His uncle’s has two daughters. If someone asks from him, how many brother and sisters’ you are, he used to reply three, counting his two cousin sisters as well. He has two cousin brothers also in different city, he has never counted them as his brother. For him, he has two cousin brothers and two sisters. It makes such big difference for children to stay in joint family. One of my other collogue agreed with me that if we stay in joint family then the chances of sexual harassment or start relationship with cousin brother and sister are less.
However, the girl who remarked that between real brother and sister is also common doesnot agreed on my point. As per her, thats the growing age for both the sex so they get attracted towards their own bro’/ sis’. I don’t completely disagree her, I have also heard one case of that, but for me to believe that its very common is not so easy. I cann’t even imagine that.







