A happily married couple with three kids were left shocked to discover they were cousins after taking a DNA test.
However, Celina and Joseph Quinones, from Colorado, plan to carry on with their romantic relationship, despite discovering they are blood related.
The couple had been together for 17 years and married for ten when Celina decided to look into her family tree.
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Typically, seeing where you have come from is pretty exciting and can provide a lot of answers surrounding your family's past.
However, after Celina decided to look into her family tree, she discovered something hugely unexpected.
In fact, the mother-of-three didn't have to research too far within the family tree to discover that Joseph is actually her cousin.
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Celina recently shared her story on TikTok under the handle @realestatemommas.
"Married my husband in 2006. Not thinking anything of it we had three kids. Come to find out we were related and cousins," Celina wrote.
Celina has even wrote a book where she details her experiences, though it is the viral TikTok that has got a lot of people talking.
She described the moment the couple discovered they were cousins as 'devastating', though their love for each other remains as strong as ever.
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"This was three kids in that I found out we were related. I did my DNA test I think in 2016 and yeah it was devastating because I was like 'babe we're related are we even supposed to be together? This is weird'. It really freaked me out," Celina said.
"I wouldn't change it for the world... Cousband and wife for life! There is a reason why good couples look alike. I am just over here raising awareness."
The couple have now been able to move on from their surprising discovery, with the a second clip clarifying they had no idea they were related when they first got together.
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Celina explained: "17 years with my cousband. No, we didn't know till we did a DNA test. We had a four-month courtship before we got married. He is still and will be my everything.
"I ain't gonna let a little bit of blood destroy what we created, this beautiful family."
And responding to comments calling for the couple to split up, Celina wrote: "Let me divorce him because we didn't know. Let me just tell our kids their parents are not together anymore because of other people's opinions.
"No thank you we will just be staying cousins, spouses and lovers forever. Now go throw up in your mouth some more."
Topics: TikTok, Sex and Relationships
Callum Jones