1. What is your sexual orientation and gender identity?

Jackson: I am a straight male.

2. What kind of relationship are you currently in?

Jackson: I am in a relationship with my two cousins. They are twin sisters and are also with each other. I am married to one but we treat it like I am married to both of them, and them with each other. 

3. How did you meet your partner or crush?

Jackson:We met at family reunions once or twice as little kids, but we REALLY met in college when our dads (their dad is my dad’s brother) realized we were at the same university and convinced us to share an apartment.

4. What stage of your relationship are you in?

Jackson: We are married.

5. How do you feel about your relationship?

Jackson: I feel like we are just a few points from perfect, if that makes sense.

6. Do you currently have or do you plan on having children with your partner?

Jackson: We are currently trying for kids right now. We have done our research, and the scientific consensus is that first cousin relationships do not result in any increase in birth defects from a first generation, and that problems from cousin incest only come from repeated generational inbreeding.

7. Is there anyone else like you who’s relationship you admire, that reminds you of your own? (e.g. a historical, fictional, celebrity, or real life couple you know of that has/had the same kind of relationship as you)?

Jackson: I don’t know of many famous people who are involved in polygamous relationships where the women are equals and not treated as property. It just isn’t a very common thing to see, at least from my perspective.

8. Do your friends and family know about your relationship? How do they feel about it?

Jackson: First cousin relationships are frowned upon, but thankfully are accepted by the law. Our family knows about me being with them, but not about them being with each other. They accept and support it, but we are bombarded with incest jokes whenever we are with other family.

9. Has anyone ever criticized you based on your personal life or your sexual/romantic feelings? How did your partners handle it?

Jackson: Yeah, all the time. My wives often get sensitive and defensive about it.

10. How did you handle other people’s criticism?

Jackson: I try to either have reasoned discussion or smack them in the jaw depending on the degree of the insult. 

11. What would you tell those going through similar struggles as you and your wives in their love lives?

Jackson: Hang in their, do not give up on love even if the world wants you to. If it is legal, do not fear the stigma and go as far as you want with this. If not, then do not let that stop you.

12. How would you ‘explain’ your love to those that don’t understand it? Or are unfamiliar with how it works.

Jackson: They are people who I fell in love with, regardless of them being related to me. And it is possible to be in love with two women at once, to love them equally, and for them to love you and each other equally as well. It is kind of like parents with their children (not to be a hypocrite, but ignore the incest for this analogy) in a way. Parents can have multiple children, and you love all of them equally and in the same way. You could have two, or three, but you share your love with all of them.

Is there anything else you would like to add?

Jackson: Our future plans are to live our lives as anyone would. We all have stable jobs, we live in a good house, and we are trying to have kids together. Ultimately, we are just normal people in a non-traditional family wishing to have as much of a traditional life as our situation will allow.