(News Channel 9) – A Utah couple said they’re in love, but they’re first cousins and it’s illegal for them to marry in their home state. Michael Lee and his wife Angie tied the knot in Colorado where it is legal to marry. The couple said their love story began with a crush in second grade. “It’s like second grade, I remember, I stopped her mother– I stopped her– I said I’m going to marry Angie, and she said ‘no I’m sorry you
can’t but you can be friends,'” Lee told KTVX. Family vacations would bring the two together, but social norms would draw them apart again. Michael said, “Life was unfair. Like why did the person I want to be with the most … Why did you have to be my cousin?” The couple reunited after 10 years this winter. They both recently became single and were ready to take the plunge. READ MORE
