by way of xiombarg

[novapsyche]

This is an amazing article featuring a virtually unheard of sexual deviancy called GSA, Genetic Sexual Attraction, a phenomenon that commonly occurs between siblings or parent and child who reunite after years of separation due to adoption.

Yes, commonly.

It's an amazing article.

Comments

[hozed.livejournal.com]

Holy crap, that's interesting.. particularly because I'm adopted.

[novapsyche.livejournal.com]

It's eye-opening to me, but that's because I really enjoy researching sexual deviance. (Also, I have odd fantasies.)

I would presume that news of this phenomenon would affect the decision of adopted children to meet their blood relatives. What were your reactions to the article?

[droid-1.livejournal.com]

What, you mean likes attract?!!

Normally, familiarity breeds contempt.

[novapsyche.livejournal.com]

Exactly. That's the "Westermarck effect".

Right when I read that section, I thought about that kibbutz study (I'd read about it for my intentional communities course in college). I was amazed to then read about it. But yeah, that's what happens: children raised together are not sexually attracted to each other. Only children who meet after age 5 or 6 are comfortable with exploring sexual relations with each other.

Siblings aren't attracted to each other because of proximity. That's the long and the short of it.

The incest taboo (really, more) seems to be one of circumstance, not of morality.

[novapsyche.livejournal.com]

Not the taboo. I spoke too soon. The disinclination to commit incest seems to be a matter of circumstance. That is what I meant to say.

[droid-1.livejournal.com]

Interesting.
Another case of "That's the way we do things because that's the way we do things."
Hehehe!