Badu had a few words for those highlighting her age.
If you think a younger boyfriend or husband will keep you youthful, we’ve got news for you: he might just put you in an early grave. Research has found that having a male partner who is between seven to nine years younger increases a woman’s mortality rate by 20 percent.
In a recent interview, John David Washington spoke with Variety about his new film Malcolm and Marie, and the controversial age gap between him and co-star Zendaya, which has been causing lots of buzz in anticipation for the film's premiere on Feb. 5th via Netflix.
My dad and I have had to get some documents notarized over the years—financial documents—and the notary public will always run the, “Do you swear you are signing these documents by your own free will and nobody is pressuring you?” line by my dad. Just my dad. And give me a side glance as if to say, “Like, is this gold digging girlfriend forcing you to sign these?”
In reference to Diddy dating Lori Harvey, Nick Cannon say he would feel like he failed as a father if that were his daughter.
It can almost work, but on a social level, it gets uncomfortable. Women in their late 30s are certainly as mentally mature as men in their early 50s. That being said, the 50 and up group is its own special thing and the friends of that man will struggle to accept his 38-year-old girlfriend. There are experiences the older group has had that the younger woman just can’t relate to.
Your partner will inevitably have much more romantic history than you. He may have had several serious relationships with women he lived with, married, started businesses with, and even had children with. You’ll have to be a very secure person to live with all these ghosts.
I always feel young when my boyfriend is five to seven years older than I am! Whenever I find myself comparing myself to women ten years younger than me, I go, “Stop that. You will always look like a spring chicken to your boo.”