11."I had been in two serious relationships and both guys hated how much I watched and liked Sex and the City. Then, when I ...

Today marrying your first cousin is illegal in 24 US states. But for most of Western history, people had to marry whoever lived nearby, which oftentimes meant marrying within the extended family.

Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance tied the knot in 1997 Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has appeared in Women's World, First ...