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age difference

25-Year Age Difference: Can It Work?

She was 17, he was 42. Advice about how one couple handled their age difference.

She was 17, he was 42 but the age difference didn't matter. One woman's story about marrying a much older man, and her advice for people in May-December relationships.

Billy Joel and Katie Lee

Marrying A Much Older Man Made Me A Better Person

One woman explains what she's learned from her husband, who is 25 years older than she.

Billy Joel and his wife of nearly five years Katie Lee are splitting up. A "friend" of the couple told the New York Daily News that the age difference of 33 years drove the couple apart. I doubt it. Maybe, like so many couples that end up divorced, they just weren't meant to be. You never hear anyone say "Dick and Jane are the same age— that must have had something to do with their breakup." I call BS on blaming the age difference when it comes to divorce. Though, admittedly, I'm biased.