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When This Husband Bought His Wife A DNA Self-Test Kit, The Results Showed They Were Closely Related

“If it helps at all, you’re half-first cousins, which means you would share about 6% of your DNA.”

When This Husband Bought His Wife A DNA Self-Test Kit, The Results Showed They Were Closely Related

A simple DNA test was supposed to be a thoughtful gift, but it ended up exposing a family secret nobody seemed ready to face. What started as curiosity about European ancestry quickly turned into a very awkward discovery for one married couple.

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OP bought the kit for his wife, and her sister took one too, just for fun. When the results showed an unusually high number of shared relatives, the family started asking questions, and the answers pointed to something much bigger than ancestry alone.

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By the time they called his wife’s mom, the truth was already starting to surface, and it was not the kind of surprise anyone wanted from a mail-order test. Read on.

Here's OP's messy story

Here's OP's messy storyPM_MeMyPassword
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OP’s family and his wife’s had deep roots in the town where they grew up. His wife then became curious about her ancestry, so OP gifted her the DNA test kit.

The results opened up a wealth of history that gave them the shock of their lives.

OP’s family and his wife’s had deep roots in the town where they grew up. His wife then became curious about her ancestry, so OP gifted her the DNA test kit.PM_MeMyPassword
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OP asked his mom if she had heard the same rumor that OP’s MIL knew, and after a moment, she said yes.

OP asked his mom if she had heard the same rumor that OP’s MIL knew, and after a moment, she said yes.PM_MeMyPassword

She talked about how OP’s grandfather was a womanizer.

She talked about how OP’s grandfather was a womanizer.PM_MeMyPassword

More of them are trying to get tested, but the secret has already been uncovered.

More of them are trying to get tested, but the secret has already been uncovered.PM_MeMyPassword

OP wrote an edit to clarify some points for people who are confused in the comments.

OP wrote an edit to clarify some points for people who are confused in the comments.PM_MeMyPassword

Although at first, his wife was not taking the situation too seriously, things are starting to sink in.

Although at first, his wife was not taking the situation too seriously, things are starting to sink in.PM_MeMyPassword

For now, all OP knows is that things are going to stay the same between them.

For now, all OP knows is that things are going to stay the same between them.PM_MeMyPassword

There have been many cases where the truth they tried hard to forget comes to light.

There have been many cases where the truth they tried hard to forget comes to light.Onesomighty

This person's dad flat-out refused the test, and later on, they found out why.

This person's dad flat-out refused the test, and later on, they found out why.deep_crater

Even if they don't take it, if others related to them do, pieces of the puzzle will still fall into place.

Even if they don't take it, if others related to them do, pieces of the puzzle will still fall into place.curious_carson

This is like the AITA about whether to reveal a grandmother’s recipe slip-up and spark a family rift.

Would you rather know or not know?

Would you rather know or not know?skinnah

If that's the case and you look at the bigger picture, your love for them would transcend what the test reveals.

If that's the case and you look at the bigger picture, your love for them would transcend what the test reveals.bananagit

Unfortunately, this is true.

Unfortunately, this is true.BROADSlDE

Here's another story about how...

Here's another story about how...

they discovered the sad truth with the DNA kit.

they discovered the sad truth with the DNA kit.

And when you're dealing with something that heavy, sometimes sitting in silence with someone can really help.

And when you're dealing with something that heavy, sometimes sitting in silence with someone can really help.QuinterBoopson

It can get messier if it involves lies.

It can get messier if it involves lies.missalyssafay

End of comment.

End of comment.missalyssafay

This Redditor and their partner went through something similar.

This Redditor and their partner went through something similar._monalot

Now things are starting to make sense.

Now things are starting to make sense._monalot

A lot of people got this reference. Is it too soon?

A lot of people got this reference. Is it too soon?Natryska

Since there were discussions about the war, some shared their stories about DNA matching.

Since there were discussions about the war, some shared their stories about DNA matching.ZoraksGirlfriend

It turns out there were a lot of messes back then.

It turns out there were a lot of messes back then.ZoraksGirlfriend

And it just kept going.

And it just kept going.ZoraksGirlfriend

There was another comment about finding out who their biological dad was.

There was another comment about finding out who their biological dad was.LadyRed4Justice497

Continuation of comment.

Continuation of comment.LadyRed4Justice497

It's a good thing the apples fell really far from the tree.

It's a good thing the apples fell really far from the tree.LadyRed4Justice497

Knowing your ancestry might just fill the missing piece you feel, but it can also bite you back when the truth gets unraveled. OP tried to give his wife a gift, thinking it would benefit them, but it became a series of confessions they would have to live with throughout their lives.

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