‘He was 40 and I was 23 – but we had something real’: the couples whose love bridges the age gap
Coming-of-age drama exploring an age-gap relationship … Palm Trees and Power Lines.For Russell Newton, 46, and his partner, Jakub Kalny, 28, in Salford, the age gap has caused no problems. The pair met through a dating app while Kalny, who is from the Czech Republic, was working in the UK. Knowing there was a chance that Kalny might return home, the pair didn’t want to start a relationship, but their connection was undeniable.
But Steph Jameson, 30, says that there is good reason to be cautious about some age-gap relationships. “I have male friends in their early 30s who sleep with or date women in their early 20s, and I find that strange. What do you have in common? Fine, you’re both adults, but it doesn’t seem right,” she says. A, though far fewer would be willing to enter into a relationship. In contrast, 15% of British women would sleep with a 21-year-old man.
Dee Holmes is a counsellor with relationship support charity Relate. She doesn’t believe that age-gap couples are any more or less likely to face difficulties long-term, and says that sometimes the increased self-awareness can put them in good stead. She recalls working with a couple where the woman was approaching menopause and “sex was falling off the agenda”, though it was very important to her 36-year-old partner.
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