Sixteen year old school girl Jessica Anderson, who set up home with her fifty year old Religious Education teacher is now planning to become his fourth wife, as soon as she turns eighteen. Even without the support or blessing of her friends and family, pretty Jessica insists that she wants to spend the rest of her life with the now former teacher and rubbishes claims that she ha been brainwashed.
Apart from the obvious age gap issue (which can also be a bliss in some relationships), my concern is that this young girl, who is an outstanding academic pupil and should be exploring her young adulthood - is taking on too much baggage. This man has three ex-wives, two children (one of which lives with the besotted couple) and because of the controversy of her relationship, probably hasn't got anyone she can voice any fears or doubts too as she is too busy trying to prove that she's doing the "right thing". Personally, I can't see the relationship working myself, she's barely on speaking terms with her parents who are naturally devastated at this union, and being young, it's just as easy to fall out of love as it is to fall in love. I just hope that if that is the case, they break up before Jessica becomes wife number four. If I'm wrong, and this relationship is their destiny, then I sincerely wish them a lifetime of happiness.
Who said religious education and it's tutors were boring!
