Weird and Uncomfortable Hall of Fame: 112-year old Somali man to wed 17-year old girl

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October 29,2009
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by Ari RutenbergSomali112yearold

From the BBC:

Hundreds of people have attended a wedding in central Somalia between a man who says he is 112 years old, and his teenage wife.

Ahmed
Muhamed Dore – who already has 13 children by five wives – said he
would like to have more with his new wife, Safia Abdulleh, who is 17
years old.

"Today God helped me realise my dream," Mr Dore said, after the wedding in the region of Galguduud.

The bride's family said she was "happy with her new husband".

Mr
Dore said he and his bride – who is young enough to be his
great-great-grand-daughter – were from the same village in Somalia and
that he had waited for her to grow up to propose.

"I didn't force her, but used my experience to convince her of my love; and then we agreed to marry," the groom said

This is just so weird.  I mean who am I to question love?  On the other hand it does seem like total insanity and makes me viscerally uncomfortable for reasons I don't really know.  I don't even want to think about their sex life…

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