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Pretty Good Mom Dates, Dumps Stepson

A tale of taboo winds up in heartache in the UK.

An English woman decided that since she had the old bull, she just had to try the young calf. A man in the UK was dumped by his wife in favor of his son who was, in turn, dumped for his best friends. You'd guess the captain of the swim team would be next somewhere. But where does this tawdry tale of taboo and infidelity rank on the Woody Allen meter?

Mom, I Can Find Dates On My Own

Mom, I Can Find Dates On My Own

Is a matchmaking mom really doing her son a favor?

Lots of people out there find their mothers quite meddlesome when it comes to dating. If stand-up comedy is to be believed, many of these people belong to a particular ethno-socio-religious group. Maybe a group that refers to smoked salmon as Lox. Sure, other cultures do this but outside of Russell Peters they don't have much in the way of a stand-up comedy voice. At any rate, it looks like a mom has decided to drag her son, grinning and bearing, into the world of Web 2.0 dating. PLUS Genetic Sexual Attraction in the Aimee Sword case.

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6 Inappropriate Relationships That Intrigue Us

Love knows no bounds, but maybe it should. 6 disturbingly inappropriate relationships.

They say that love has no bounds, but maybe it should. Reading this story about a biological grandmother and grandson who are romantically involved only illustrates that as long as love and sex abound, scandal will as well. Here are six couples whose story is more disturbing that delighting:

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Mackenzie Phillips: Sex Was "Not Consensual"

Actress says she'd like to "reframe" the incest narrative.

Last night, on HLN's The Joy Behar Show, Mackenzie Philips said she'd "like to reframe [the] word 'consensual'" when discussing the long-term incestuous relationship she had with the musician — and her father — John Philips of the Mamas and the Papas. "As I was writing the book, I thought, this word, it kept sitting wrong with me, but I used it for lack of a better word,

Love Bytes: Huxtables Gone Wild

Love Bytes: Huxtables Gone Wild

Legos get married, Sherlock possibly gay, and the hottest man in the world.

Ten must-click love and relationship links: hottest guy in the world, homosexual Sherlock Holmes, what we can learn from Robin Hood, hooking up with your cousin, what not to say at the dinner table, and 10 worst post-breakup books.

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How To Know When Sex Is Not Consensual

No, Mackenzie Phillips, that sex was not consensual.

Ever since Mackenzie Phillips dropped the bombshell on Oprah Winfrey last week about her decade-long "consensual" sexual relationship with her late father, the world has been asking: Why would anyone consent to having sex with one's dad, and for ten whole years? Our answer: Despite Mackenzie's choice to use the word "consensual" in describing her relationship with her father, it never really was. Here's why.

Mackenzie Phillips Says Father Raped Her

Mackenzie Phillips Says Father Raped Her

Daughter of Mamas & Papas singer details incest, drug addiction in new book.

Actress Mackenzie Phillips told Oprah today that her father, John Phillips, a member of the '60s folk group The Mamas and the Papas, raped her when she was a teenager.

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Monogamy Akin To Incest? Really?

A psychologist compares monogamy to incest while still making a case for "real love."

Psychologist and author, Christopher Ryan thinks monogamy doesn't make biological sense. At one point on his blog for PsychologyToday.com he compares married couples to siblings and alludes to their sex as a form of incest.

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Morgan Freeman To Marry Step-Granddaughter?

After a decade-long affair, Morgan plans to marry his step-granddaughter.

Morgan Freeman, known for his roles in Driving Miss Daisy and The Shawshank Redemption, is planning on walking down the aisle with his step-granddaughter, E'Dena Hines.

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Morgan Freeman Having Affair With Granddaughter

A family source divulges the dark secret.

According to The National Enquirer, actor Morgan Freeman, 72, has been engaged in a decade-long affair with none other than his step-granddaughter. The 27-year-old woman, E'Dena Hines is not related to him by blood, but is the granddaughter of his first wife, Jeanette Adair Bradshaw. However, Freeman and his second wife, Myrna, helped raised Hines when she was little. The Enquirer's sources are saying that this affair is responsible for the break of Freeman and Myrna's marriage.