The last thing I expected from my senior year high school internship was to fall for an older man. I was looking to learn about the TV news business. I wasn't interested in finding romance and I certainly wasn't after a husband. But when I met Tom our connection was immediate. I was 17; he was 42—old enough to be my father (though my real dad was 59 at the time). But the significant age difference didn't impede the attraction either of us felt. It was easy to forget about the 25 years that separating us while I was … Read More

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 ( 15 Common Divorce Mistakes). 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. … Read More

Well, if Madonna is stepping out, baseball star Alex “A-Rod” Rodriguez has evidently decided two can play that game. While we’ve reported that Madonna has made quite the show of parading her new boy toy, model Jesus Luz, around town A-Rod has decided to get cozy with model Melissa Britos (Adrian Grenier’s ex) around Miami this past Valentine’s Day weekend. The two made quite a show of dining and cuddling in front of photographers, all while A-Rod was wearing his red Kabbalah string bracelet.Isn’t this one-upmanship getting a little crazy? Madonna’s … Read More

Ever think that your taste in romantic partners is a bit off-center? Got a May-December thing going on?  Not to worry! Opposites attract and these Hollywood odd couples might make you feel a little better about your own relationship preferences:

Courtney Cox and David Arquette: David’s quirky and Courtney is grounded but this couple has staying power.  This May-December romance met on the set of horror movie Scream in 1996 and began courting.  A couple of years later they sent out a wedding invitation with the two dressed in Halloween costumes: Arquette … Read More

When my husband announced he was marrying me, his cousin asked him to see a psychiatrist. His sister put her hand to her head. His four children, two dogs, and one cat turned up their noses at the very sight of us. My friends dispensed equal encouragement. "What's going to happen when he's 75?" asked one of them. "You love to hike and swim. Can he still do stuff like that?" wondered another.

At age 58, Bob Morgenthau was some three decades older than I was, and back in the 1970s, May-December marriages between professionals were about as popular as … Read More