A WOMAN who married her teacher is unconcerned about their 27-year age difference or the fact that he is frequently misidentified as their son’s grandfather.

Mariam Trela, 26, explained that when she first saw her now 53-year-old husband Grzegorz Trela, it was “love at first sight.”

He was a philosophy professor at the same university in Morogoro, Tanzania, where she was studying education.

In May of 2017, the couple went on their first date, and the rest, as they say, is history.

They married in July 2018 and later that year welcomed their son Ignacy, who is now three years old.

While they aren’t bothered by the comments about their age difference, Mariam claims her son is frequently mistaken for Grzegorz’s grandson.

“Quite often, people tell my husband about our son, ‘what a beautiful grandson,'” she explained.

“This kind of situation happens to my husband quite often, probably because of his grey hair.”

“So when people see our entire family, they probably think it’s a mother with a son and a grandfather.”

Not only that, but some people believe Mariam, who currently resides in Bielsko-Biaa, Poland with her husband and son, is a gold digger who is only interested in her husband’s fortune.

“When they find out that I am his wife, on the one hand – especially men – envy him his young, attractive wife, and suspect that I’m just going after his money,” she laughed.

“It’s funny because my husband isn’t even wealthy!”

They’ve also encountered misunderstandings about their interracial relationship.

“In Tanzania, some people believe the stereotype ‘white is rich,'” Mariam, a primary school teacher, explained.

“Because there aren’t many people of colour in Poland, we sometimes face prejudice.”

“We have many differences, such as gender, age, religion, culture, politics, and life experiences.”

“However, as time passes, we learn from each other, and this is perhaps the most fascinating aspect of our relationship – we keep discovering each other.”

They’ve been documenting their lives on a YouTube channel for their son since sharing their relationship with their family and friends, all of whom have been very accepting.

“Memory is unreliable, and children grow up quickly, so we wanted to save as much of our daily life as possible for our son,” Mariam added.

“Almost all of the comments we receive are positive reactions from viewers of our channel.

“I love him, he loves and cares for me, and we both adore our son.”

“Our love faces challenges, most notably cultural differences, but we overcome them by patiently learning from one another.”