I started dating my husband when I was 18 and he was 44… I like older men
A WOMAN who is being trolled for dating a man 26 years older than her has hit back at the haters.
Myla del Rey, now 26, met her father’s best friend, now 52, when she was just 18 and he was already 44, and they hit it off immediately.
While not much is known about their past relationship, the duo regularly shares content on Instagram, whether it’s camping or fishing trips.
For Myla del Rey, who describes herself as a “small town girl” from Minnesota, USthe 26 year age difference between her and her husband has not gone without criticism.
The young woman, who gave up her social work degree to become a content creator, is regularly targeted by keyboard warriors who reject their relationship.
Not only have trolls called it ‘disturbing’, but her 52-year-old Romeo is old enough to be her ‘father’, with many mistaking the partner for her parent.
“Gross, but legal,” said one among them a recent video.
While the feisty content star hasn’t revealed how much she makes online, some critics have also speculated that she is with the guy for his money.
“I must have a lot of money,” said another.
“Whew, this isn’t cute or a flex,” wrote someone else who didn’t think this was worth bragging about.
Luckily for the loved-up couple, who have gained almost 180,000 fans on the platform, there is also a huge amount of support.
”Age is nothing but a number: you are! If you’re happy, that’s all that matters!” said one kind-hearted social media user.
“You are all a beautiful couple,” someone else added.
“Live your best life and don’t worry about what others say,” a third recalled.
Myla has also hit back at the haters, explaining that she didn’t understand why everyone was so disturbed by their loving relationship.
The young woman shared a wholesome photo of the two and said, “Honestly, I’ve never understood why age differences seem to bother people so much.
“If you’re vibing with someone, who cares what the numbers are?”
A-list relationships with age gaps that have stood the test of time
- Kris Jenner & Corey Gamble – 25 years
The Kardashian matriarch met her younger man at a mutual friend’s 40th birthday party in Ibiza. They have been together since August 2014. - Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson – 23 years
The director and actor reportedly met at a film audition in 2009 and married in 2012. The couple have two daughters and Sam has two children from a previous marriage. - Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley and Jason Statham – 20 years
The model started dating actor Jason in 2010. They got married in 2016 and have since welcomed a son and a daughter together. - Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas – 25 years
The couple was introduced at a film festival in 1996 and became engaged three years later. Shortly after their engagement, the couple welcomed a son and married in 2000.
According to Myla, “life is too short to think too much about something that feels so natural,” and as long as she’s happy, “at the end of the day, that’s what really matters.”
Smiling next to her Romeo, as they both posed by a river, the content creator explained that she had always had a type: boys who were her seniors.
“Personally, I don’t even ‘feel’ the 26 year age difference between us, but you already know: I already like older men.”