Take a look at your spouse and what do you see? You see your confidant, your one and only, maybe the father of your children ... but what if you learned that he was your brother? For a man who wrote to Slate's "Dear Prudence" advice column, this was his unfortunate reality. The anonymous man, whose lesbian mother conceived him via sperm donor, had decided to surprise his wife with an anniversary gift by tracking down his biological father. He thought his wife, who was also raised by a lesbian couple, would be pleased with his decision to finally find out who his father was.
The only problem was ... he found out that she was his sister. What a crazy, twisted telenovela plot! If your mouth is agape right now by the discovery, don't worry, mine was too! So now what does an advice columnist suggest to the man who is now conflicted as to what he should do regarding his status?
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