When these primal, tabooed family relations occur, they are generally met with intense social condemnation, legal prosecution, and psychological distress. Unlike other "forbidden loves" (such as inter-caste or inter-religion), which may be socially disapproved of but not necessarily illegal, sexual relations within the immediate family are treated as criminal acts in almost all modern legal systems.
What is taboo in one culture may be completely accepted in another. Approach relationships with cultural sensitivity.
