Eleanor's Answer

Eleanor has a problem - a problem that few girls have. Her parents have told her that she should end her relationship with David. It isn't that David has a dubious character; no, he is an upstanding member of society. He is a school teacher. He is older than her. He is a widower with adult children. And he has just asked her to marry him. The problem is exacerbated because Eleanor believes that children should obey their parents. When is a child not a child? Is it a lifetime principle, or a...