A man who was adopted when he was a baby found out that his wife of six years is actually his sister. They have two kids together and never knew about their real connection until now.
The man, who doesn’t know his real mum and dad because of the adoption rules, needed to get a DNA test to see if he could give his sick wife a kidney.
The tests showed that their DNA was so similar, they had to be brother and sister, the Mirror reports.
He shared: “My wife got sick just after our son was born and now needs a kidney transplant. We checked with her relatives and none were a match or a viable donor. I knew it would be a long shot so I decided to get tested to see if I could donate. I got a call the other day saying that I was a match.”
Then the doctors did more tests and told him the big news. He said: “I was shocked and confused. He explained that because of how DNA information is passed down through generations a parent to a child could have at least a 50 percent match and siblings could have a zero to 100 percent match.
“It was rare to have a high match as husband and wife. I asked what does that mean.”
The man was shocked to find out the woman he married and had kids with was his sister. They met eight years ago, swapped numbers, and he even moved offices to be near her.
He shared on Reddit: “We’re related – no, I’m not kidding. I don’t know what to do moving forward but I know it may be wrong. She is my wife and the mother of our kids.”
Reddit users gave their opinions.
One said: “I mean at this point you are married with children already – you can’t take that back so I don’t see much point in blowing worlds up, I guess.”
Another commented: “You already have kids and they are assumedly healthy since you didn’t mention any crazy abnormalities.”
“If you’re happy, you’re happy. Donate the kidney to your sister-wife and continue being great parents to your children.”
And a third added: “Everything’s been great this long, no point changing it.”
