Cousin marriages is way better than you know not a cousin marriage because I have Islamic proof. And if you do not take Islamic proof, then who are you to begin with? Right. The Prophet pbuh had four daughters, two of them. He married them to their first cousins. So when your elders tell you, Hey, son, marry within your tribe, marry your cousin if you can. They are right. They are calling you to Sunnah, as long as the girl they’re talking about is a practicing Muslim.

It is upon you to marry her instead of somebody else.