Paul Walker’s longtime girlfriend is reportedly devastated by his death Saturday and who can blame her. After nearly 7 years of on and off dating there were rumors the couple was ready to get engaged. And although I, like many others will always miss our blue-eyed Paul, that wouldn’t have stopped me for tearing into him if the engagement had actually gone through.
In all honesty a lot of people would have no longer been fans if he had proposed to that girl. Why? It’s simple really. I didn’t say “girl” to be derogatory but to state a fact. His girlfriend Jasmine Pilchard-Gosnell is 23 and if you include the math I had stated earlier (the about seven years dating part) then things end up not looking so good. They actually look like Courtney Stodden and Doug Hutchison, just a bit less disgusting.
There is no way to justify a man in his thirties and already a father to Meadow Walker begin dating a sixteen year old. The fact that this relationship had managed not to hurt him prior to his death is because it’s been lying low under the radar. However if the reporters were all in his face asking what he saw in a Junior in a high school then it would have gotten real. Why this young girl? It was suggested to me that Paul’s faith may have played a part. He was raised a Mormon and not to take offense against the religion but they are known for marrying young. But an added tidbit is that they also have pretty much short courtships. Unless he was doing things backwards or trying being thorough; we’ll never know.
What we know is that the image of the great actor and humanitarian might take a hit when everyone learns that Paul was dating Jasmine when she was 16. He did great things and was known to be a friendly man in person but now his reputation might be muddied. It could be similar to Michael Jackson with random people suddenly having salacious stories. Jasmine might be the youngest woman he’s ever dated but watch girls suddenly appear who say how they were also teenagers when Paul took an interest.
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