Discover are the three simple steps listed on 23andMeswebsite.

During their flight home to JFK, Liane had the sudden realization that Marc was The One.

After four decades and two children, the couple learned that theywere closerthan they thought.

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Third cousins mean the couple shares at least one great-great-grandparent.

The situation doesnt pose health risks, according to theGenetic Literacy Project.

But the same cant be said of incestuous relationships between more closely related people.

“The Odds Are Insane”: People Discover Traumatizing Family Connections After Taking DNA Tests

Her boyfriend/brother was also adopted, a coincidence they bonded over when they met.

Now I know that the comfort and familiarity is because hes my brother.

He is my full brother.

“The Odds Are Insane”: People Discover Traumatizing Family Connections After Taking DNA Tests

I discovered it when we did the DNA test thing to see our ancestry and what exactly we are.

I ordered two for us; we spit in the tube and sent it out.

Im just glad we both agreed early on that we dont want to have kids.

“The Odds Are Insane”: People Discover Traumatizing Family Connections After Taking DNA Tests

Thats way, way more than I think many people would ever imagine, Geneticist Jim Wilson said.

This is what Kelli Rowletteintended to dowhen she sent her saliva kit to Ancestry.com.

Rowlettes parents, Sally Ashby and Howard Fowler, hired Mortimer because they were struggling to conceive naturally.

“The Odds Are Insane”: People Discover Traumatizing Family Connections After Taking DNA Tests

In August 1981, Ashby gave birth to Rowlette without the knowledge that her fertility doctor had inseminated her.

But these quick DNA-testing methodswhich cost approximately $130have also brought positive news.

Last year, adopted siblings Frank and Victoria discovered that they were biologically related.

“The Odds Are Insane”: People Discover Traumatizing Family Connections After Taking DNA Tests

The Staten Island siblings had been adopted separately in the early 2000s by married couple Angela and Dennis.

The odds are insane.

I suspect this happens more than we think, someone wrote

“The Odds Are Insane”: People Discover Traumatizing Family Connections After Taking DNA Tests

“The Odds Are Insane”: People Discover Traumatizing Family Connections After Taking DNA Tests

“The Odds Are Insane”: People Discover Traumatizing Family Connections After Taking DNA Tests

“The Odds Are Insane”: People Discover Traumatizing Family Connections After Taking DNA Tests

“The Odds Are Insane”: People Discover Traumatizing Family Connections After Taking DNA Tests

“The Odds Are Insane”: People Discover Traumatizing Family Connections After Taking DNA Tests

“The Odds Are Insane”: People Discover Traumatizing Family Connections After Taking DNA Tests

“The Odds Are Insane”: People Discover Traumatizing Family Connections After Taking DNA Tests