It's only natural that we are closer to cousins of the same gender and of similar age.
My father favored his one paternal first cousin (female) over his 14 maternal first cousins. Among his maternal first cousins (both genders and wide range of ages) he was closer to males of his age.
My question is whether, among Italians, paternal cousins are generally favored over maternal cousins (because of male dominance or preference), and are surname cousins especially favored (because of shared surname)? I'd say that's so in my case.
Favored Cousins
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darkerhorse
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Re: Favored Cousins
I meant to mention that the closeness of my grandmother with her siblings didn't seem to factor in much on how close my father was with his cousins.
For example, my father didn't seem to necessarily favor cousins from my grandmother's favorite siblings (i.e., my father's uncles and aunts) though there was some overlap in that regard.
For example, my father didn't seem to necessarily favor cousins from my grandmother's favorite siblings (i.e., my father's uncles and aunts) though there was some overlap in that regard.