Then comes passion. Then comes baby. She received a loud applause. For many unwed mothers, marriage is a destination that will never be reached. Henry explained to me that many married Island men are sugar daddy to girls that have not graduated from secondary school.
Many teenagers choose to have babies for men who are twice their age.
These men have better jobs and can offer these teenagers material things that younger men cannot offer them. Later, I learned that the Nigerian mother who adviced the Island's teenagers to marry first and have family later left Nigeria thirty years ago. She is obviously not aware of the new trend in contemporary Nigeria. When I look at recent Nigerian wedding pictures, there is a good chance that I will see a groom, pregnant bride and maybe a small child. Saint Thomas claims to have the most perfect climate in the western hemisphere.