I wonder if it's occurred to the writers of The Bold and the Beautiful that Steffy and Rick are cousins?

See, Rick's dad is Steffy's granddad; both of whom is Eric Forrester. Yet, they are hot and heavy for each other. Helll, Bridgette broke them up at Big Bear from nearly having , but her defense on why they shouldn't be together was only that their two families wouldn't approve. What about the fact that they're cousins! Do I need to be a consultant for the soaps?