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Post by southernsong on Jan 30, 2011 22:49:59 GMT -5
Please help me figure this out. She was 16 when she married Bill. The first season happened 3 year after her marriage, correct? This would mean that she was 19 when season 1 took place. This would also mean that she is 1 year older than Sara and 3 years older than Ben. That would explain why she was attracted to Ben. They are very close in age.
So, now that Ben is 17 or 18, and Sara is about 19, Margene is only 20? Does that seem right?
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Post by liz3564 on Jan 30, 2011 23:25:16 GMT -5
That's about right. No wonder Barbara got drunk in the last scene. She is literally old enough to be Margene's mother.
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Post by withay on Jan 30, 2011 23:30:35 GMT -5
That's about right. No wonder Barbara got drunk in the last scene. She is literally old enough to be Margene's mother. Not to mention that one of the things that Bill is coming out against is underaged marriage. Because you know that nobody will believe that Bill did not know Margene's age when he married her! |
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Post by duets on Jan 30, 2011 23:38:59 GMT -5
That's right, no one will believe that Bill didn't know. Especially since this is his platform about underage marriage. Whew, I'd say that Margene has a whole lot of 'splainin' to do; not to mention Bill. This is certainly a shocker that the whole family must deal with. No wonder Barb was tying one on when everyone walked in...
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Post by withay on Jan 30, 2011 23:47:42 GMT -5
That's right, no one will believe that Bill didn't know. Especially since this is his platform about underage marriage. Whew, I'd say that Margene has a whole lot of 'splainin' to do; not to mention Bill. This is certainly a shocker that the whole family must deal with. No wonder Barb was tying one on when everyone walked in... Yep, I wanted a drink and I'm not in the family! |
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Post by duets on Jan 31, 2011 0:12:01 GMT -5
That's right, no one will believe that Bill didn't know. Especially since this is his platform about underage marriage. Whew, I'd say that Margene has a whole lot of 'splainin' to do; not to mention Bill. This is certainly a shocker that the whole family must deal with. No wonder Barb was tying one on when everyone walked in... Yep, I wanted a drink and I'm not in the family! LOL  Me too; but all I could find here was milk & diet coke. |
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Post by cherylr6 on Jan 31, 2011 0:27:55 GMT -5
Margene being under age at the time of her marriage does make a lot of sense.
I hope she does well with Mormon Multi level marketing dude, because the family seems seriously skeeved out by this.
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Post by withay on Jan 31, 2011 3:19:42 GMT -5
Yep, I wanted a drink and I'm not in the family! LOL Me too; but all I could find here was milk & diet coke. I'v got some Butter Rum Lifesavers. Want some? |
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Post by marie on Jan 31, 2011 6:16:04 GMT -5
Wow! I loved that reveal so much better than porn! Her being so young really does explain a lot, and I don't blame everyone for getting mad at her.
Barb said the age of consent is 18. If Margie's age ever got made public they could send Bill to jail for statutory rape. There is no way they could deny the relationship wasn't physical when she'd had 2 children with him before she was 18.
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Post by cynicaljinx on Jan 31, 2011 6:22:59 GMT -5
Underage marriage is usually what the state wants in order to prosecute. I wonder if that is how the series will end, with Bill convicted and imprisoned. Not to mention impeached from the state senate. But her "age" does explain her behavior - looks like she has a lot more in common with Nikki than she realized.
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Post by marie on Jan 31, 2011 7:02:18 GMT -5
Age of consent laws refer to sex not marriage. In Utah it is against the law to have sex with a person who is under the age of 18 regardless of whether they consent or not. There is some exception for peers having sex with each other so two 16 year olds could have sex but Bill is 27 years older than Margene so that would be against the law. This is the best website I could find on the matter. www.ageofconsent.com/utah.htmBill better hope this never comes out because there are a lot of people who'd like to use this information to burn him. |
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Post by chloe15 on Jan 31, 2011 7:39:22 GMT -5
Well... so much for my theory! Didn't see this one coming and still cannot understand why Barb was the one who voted for Margene to become a sister wife!
And I guess you just can't take the compound out of the guy!
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Post by withay on Jan 31, 2011 8:16:18 GMT -5
Underage marriage is usually what the state wants in order to prosecute. I wonder if that is how the series will end, with Bill convicted and imprisoned. Not to mention impeached from the state senate. But her "age" does explain her behavior - looks like she has a lot more in common with Nikki than she realized. Maybe the statute of limitations has run out. |
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Post by cherylr6 on Jan 31, 2011 9:29:47 GMT -5
Underage marriage is usually what the state wants in order to prosecute. I wonder if that is how the series will end, with Bill convicted and imprisoned. Not to mention impeached from the state senate. But her "age" does explain her behavior - looks like she has a lot more in common with Nikki than she realized. Maybe the statute of limitations has run out. What is the statuted of limitation in Utah. It is usually 7 or 10 years, right? Lester is maybe 6. It might be long enough. |
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Post by albertaleon on Jan 31, 2011 10:52:28 GMT -5
I've always felt as though Margene didn't really belong in the family - I've always felt as though Barb & Niki tolerated her but never really considered her to be one of them. Margene started out as the babysitter & it's almost the same way. Bill was the adult when he received some sort of divine intervention to bring Margene in as a third wife - I think it was Bill's responsibility to find out how old Margene really was. Also, Margene was working at Home Plus & had no reason to lie about her age when getting that job -- Bill couldn't even take the time to check her work records? Obviously Margene feels bad enough & doesn't need Barb or Niki to rub salt into her wounds -- which is something you don't do to someone you love.
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