Marriage is a thing of commitment and as years go by, the couple could eventually get bored of each other. Well, the solution to that is simply to try to get to know more and newer things about your partner as they evolve into a (hopefully) better human being. Along the way, you might even learn new things about yourself. It keeps things going. However, there is a possibility that you might discover a few deal breakers about your partner and might or might not work things out with them. One such unique discovery was made by a couple from Colorado who were married for 17 years when they eventually found out that they were...cousins! 

Celina and Joseph Quinones had three children together before they found out that they were in fact related. Celina shared their discovery on TikTok as @realestatemommas, and her video quickly went viral, garnering over 4.4 million views. She has since written a book about their experience. She wrote in the viral video, "Married my husband in 2006. Not thinking anything of it we had three kids. Come to find out we were related and cousins" and captioned it, "My kids and my husband are my everything and we looked past it. All our kids have 10 fingers and 10 toes. It's a good ice breaker lol." 

Many people suggested that they divorce or take the discovery to their graves, but Celina doesn't mind in the end. She described it as "devastating" at first, but it has bonded them and made them a stronger couple as a result. "This was three kids in that I found out we were related," she said. "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. 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."

People were in absolute shock. "You couldn't torture this information out of me. We would have taken this to the grave," commented @Baffalo Slots. "Just saw the first pic and was like dang they look like siblings," added @April. She clarified some details in a series of follow-up videos, but she didn't reveal until a few days after her viral post that they were only fourth or fifth cousins, which means they only share 0.05- 0.20% of the same DNA, according to 23andMe.

"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." Celina didn't let the haters bother her and her happy marriage. "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." Live and let live my friends. 

In a similar incident, A TikTok user from Utah revealed to her followers that she and her husband discovered they are third cousins while brainstorming names for their baby while she was pregnant. The couple discovered that their great-grandparents had the same names while searching on a genealogy website, and they called their grandparents to confirm that they were, in fact, cousins.