funnybone: They do have an Issur Ervah. They are their own Issurim. It is Muttar to speak to them and touch them (sort of in the case of a sister) because there is no Yetzer Harah therefore even affectionate contact (hug, kiss on the cheek, etc.) isn’t Derech Chibah. Any actual Derech Chibah contact with them would be Over on a D’Oraisa of N’giyah. R’ Moshe says that talking with a Stam girl is an Issur of Derech Chibah because you’re clearly only speaking to them to get closer to them as a girl. That is clearly not true with a cousin.
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