Amish seek sex

[snopes]

Comment: My boyfriend's cousin said around where he lives, Northern
Indiana, that there are ads in the newspaper from the Amish offering money
for "new genes." Basically because the Amish are such a small group, they
are becoming inbred, and therefore are offering money to non-Amish men to
have sex with their wives and/or daughters for reproductive purposes only
in order to cut down on the inbreeding. I've heard this more than once
from different people.

I find it hard to believe as the Amish are very religious and
conservative, but perhaps there is some truth to it? That, or it's just
some young men telling tall tales of getting paid to have sex.

[FullMetal]

I've heard that about the Hutterites around here with the same story. I think this definitely falls into the urban legend category, as even though this was supposedly "commonplace" I've never heard of anyone ever actually doing it. Considering Hutterites are a religious folk, and extramarital sex is frowned upon, and if I understand correctly the Amish are also quite religious... This might not be very well accepted by them.

[kjbrasda]

It is true they have problems with small gene pools, but their usual solution is moving. Which is how many of the Amish around us got here.

[SatansHobbit]

I managed to read this thread and did not think of Kelly McGillis at all...uh huh..not me..not even once.

A curse on this damned vasectomy!

[Not_Done_Living]

Geez Shobbit -- if they pay per attempt, the two of us could make a killing

[fitz1980]

Originally Posted by kjbrasda

It is true they have problems with small gene pools, but their usual solution is moving. Which is how many of the Amish around us got here.

That's what I had heard; that every now and than there are big migrations where many members of Amish communities in one area will uproot and move to other Amish communities and vice-versa to mix up the gene pool.

[stoolie]

One for SHobbit.

Originally Posted by fitz1980

...where many members of Amish communities in one area will uproot...

Is that when she is on top?

[Morgaine]

Originally Posted by fitz1980

That's what I had heard; that every now and than there are big migrations where many members of Amish communities in one area will uproot and move to other Amish communities and vice-versa to mix up the gene pool.

That's pretty accurate. My DHs family lives in an area with a Mennonite population (Amish with cars). Apparently around the time we were married several men from that community went up to a community in Canada to find wives. Some men from the Canadian community came to the in-laws area for the same reason. I do remember them saying that one of the reasons was that they were worried about becoming too close geneticly.