Why is this a story?
Because anything involving successful older men in the company of beautiful young women tends to fly off the shelves.
Why is this?
Because older women [and younger men] want someone to beat on for “dismissing” them.
Here’s one such comment:
“Nancy” from Washington D.C. wrote in reference to someone who said that the relationship made perfect sense…”Except that maybe he’s on a catheter when the kid is graduating from college. or worse, suffering from Alzheimer’s and trying to work out who his kid is…”
“Nancy” like others of her mindset are loath to accept the fact that age disparity may involve far more than a simple exchange of commodities. I might also add that science has repeatedly dismissed the efficacy of crystal balls, so we have no idea who will go first; or when, or how.
Life is not a linear calculation. Weird things happen along the way. Unexpected things. Nobody knows what’s around the next corner. The shoe just drops when it drops.
If Kiedis were to date a 52-year-old woman, she might drop dead tomorrow of a brain aneurism. She might also outlive him by 20 years after he got hit back a garbage truck. Then there’s the fidelity issue, as in what happens if she sleeps with another rock star while Anthony is on tour?
This is when people fall back into the “likelihood” discussion, which is fine as long as everything plays out as planned.
In this context, one must conclude that Kiedis will go first.
However, if they stay together for 10 years, that would be 2 years longer than the average marriage lasts between age-relevant couples in the United States.
Win-win.
As for raw statistics, they do bear out that large age gaps lead to higher divorce rates, but I would submit that the reason for this is because many of the people in these relationships are in them for everything BUT emotion.
How long do hookers last? An hour?
In fairness, not every woman is on board with the criticism as the following article illustrates:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/monique-honaman/shes-how-old-do-age-diffe_b_3684419.html
Some people actually understand that love is where you find it no matter what it looks like from the outside.
I am in one of these “doomed’ relationships. My live-in girlfriend of 4 years is 30 years my junior.
Does this make me feel better about myself, my masculinity, or my success in life?
No.
Would I prefer that she be closer to my age?
No. I like beautiful young objects I can kick around like a soccer ball…lol.
You critics really need to get a life.