• Ambiorickx@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I don’t think the step- relations are to hide incest. I think it’s a lazy way to create situations where two people are alone together. Otherwise you’d have to go to tired tropes like pizza delivery, or visiting plumber, etc.

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      9 months ago

      I think it’s a lazy way to create situations where two people are alone together.

      But that would work just as well if they were actually related.

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        9 months ago

        I think there is a HUGE leap between imaging that you had an attractive step sibling vs it being you’re actual sibling.

        I think most people could fantasize about that hot girl from your science class suddenly living in the next bedroom over. I think most people have near 0 interest in hooking up with their actual family.