Yes, really. Madonna, at 51 years of age, has every intention of making the 22-year-old Brazillian model Jesus Luz, aka "the love of her life," Mr. Madonna III by the end of the year, according to Madge's biographer Randy Taraborrelli in today's Hello! magazine.

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It's only been nine months since Madonna met Jesus at a photoshoot, but the sex has been "scorching" and "to be candid," a source says, "it's what's driving things."

She reportedly said of Luz: 'He's so sweet. He checks in with me all the time. I probably should do the same, but you know me. I think he gets it now that I'm a little—shall we say—self-involved.'

Taraborrelli writes: 'The pop queen has been dating Jesus since January and it is thought the pair may marry before the end of the year. Madonna is crazy about Jesus and has been telling close friends and family that "I could definitely see myself marrying him. Yes, it's definitely on the table".'

Taraborrelli also quotes a friend who says: 'He respects her, that's number one. He has learned so much from her. He's amazed at how well-rounded she is, the way she juggles her career with her life as a mother, for instance. He understands that she's self-involved, too.' [The Daily Mail]

That's right, after two marriages and five decades of life experience, Madonna now knows that Mr. Right doesn't need to be her exact match in terms of ego and career aspirations—see how well that turned out with Sean Penn, Guy Richie, and A-Rod?—but rather that he should be a complement to her own outsized personality, not a competitor. Are Men Intimidated By Independent Women?

What's more, according to a relative of the material matron, she's not afraid of giving her man the wedding of his dreams: "She knows that's what Jesus wants. She has a lot of wonderful memories of both of her weddings. She doesn't want to slip off and do it quietly. She definitely wants a big and rather fantastic affair."

A big and rather fantastic affair? Oh, how the mind can dream! Will he be waiting for her at the end of the aisle, in a loincloth, stepping off a burning cross to take her hand in holy matrimony? And the wedding pictures, please say that a La Pietà staging will be included!

Scoop via Celebitchy. Photo courtesy Bauer-Griffin.