Topic: Why is the issue of Genotype affecting relationships? - page 2. (Read 194 times)

I agree that it would be okey for them to stay together and decided not to have children or even adopt one instead.
But I doubt that is an option, since I have learnt from people living in Africa and also users on this forum that having children is an important part of the family culture there and not getting married and not procreating can lead to being socially rejected or stuff like that. In my opinion it is non-sense, since I am from the Americas; but I get how different cultures can be around the world.

I have learnt more about African culture since I joined this forum, tbh.

Its okay to be in love with someone whose genotype is not compactible with yours if you both agree that you wont procreate.
This is a serious mistake most people make while going into relationships; they don't verify these things first and they are very important but there are ways around it if you have made the mistake and you cant bare the loss of your relationship.

I did not have idea of what you were talking about so I had to check out on internet to realize you are talking about sickle cell disease. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sickle_cell_disease)
Yes, I have read before that it is very common for people in Africa to suffer from that condition and even there are communities were people are excluded because having that genetic illness.

Here in the Americas, we do not pay attention to our genotype, I have never checked mine and I don't think my parents have, it is less common here.
Interestingly, some scientists have found that those with the illness are more resistant to malaria, so there a theory that sickle cell disease could be some mutation developed through time in African people so they can survive Malaria (which attacks red cells)

I have got not much to say, just to wish you good luck in your life and hopefully you can get with someone you appreciate and he appreciates you back eventually.

I was in a relationship with this guy for almost 4years, things between us was fine the vibe was just lovely, he met my standard, like what more would a woman want in a man such as him? We were happy. Until the day I felt sick and we got to the hospital, they check that it wasn't something to worry about and he said we should check our Genotype which I agreed. I never knew mine so the result came out and he's SS while I'm AC, I cried my eyes out that day. We just couldn't get things to work out between us but to go our separate ways.

In our society today some people do go and check their Genotype while some don't think is even necessary.
Is it cool to take a girl/guy you haven't get to know that better but still catching feelings for each other to go for a Genotype test? Is some how awkward to me.

In some cases you'd see something like SS + SS = Incompatible. AC + SS = incompatible. SC + SS = incompatible, like the both parties are madly in love. Is really painful to leave someone who you've spent so many year with only to find out that both of you can't get married. Not cool to me but what can we say. In the other case where you have the "perfect ones" per say, you'd see;
AA + AA= compatible
AA + AS= compatible
AA + SS= compatible
AA + AC= compatible
AS + AS= compatible.
They're all cool right? Is it that they're the only ones that are ok to stay in a relationship and the others ain't?
This is what rest that one person I truly loved, felt like beating myself.