When an old man falls in love with a young woman, he is admiringly called lucky. When an aging woman falls in love with a younger man, she’s derogatorily branded as cougar. More often than not, people give a pat on the old man’s back thinking that the fortunate man still has what it takes, virility and all, never mind if he appears on their wedding day on a wheelchair. And the poor scarlet woman? She is forever viewed as a desperate cradle snatcher.
As I browsed through the latest entertainment rumor mill, I saw the Godfather legend Al Pacino sporting a black headband (to hide away a receding hairline) and his stunning, young Argentinian girlfriend beside him. The age gap is 40 years, but who’s complaining?
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And of course, the DOM’s of all DOM’s, Hugh Hefner, 85, whose marriage to his 25-year old fiancée was cancelled days before the wedding. She was given her Bentley and the $90,000 engagement ring. How generous of the gramps!
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| No hard feelings. She kept the ring and the car, didn't she? |
I'm rooting for Ashton and Demi though. Here is an example of a love affair that any woman would be proud of. Why wouldn't you be if you have hooked the hottest hunk of the Y generation because you are still hot as coal yourself? Nowadays, women are not ashamed to be fabulous at thirty, forty, and fifty up. Take that, Bruce W!
So doesn’t age really matter? Honestly, I’m happy for 'old' people who are given a second shot at love pheromones. For who could fathom love’s mysterious ways? As they say, the affairs of the heart knows no age and reason. And wrinkles and arthritis for that matter.
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