Most of us have already heard that love has no age and that there are no limits to this feeling. A very nice concept because it doesn’t confine something as random as feelings to precise patterns. It is precisely for this reason that we must never feel allowed to point fingers if a relationship has aspects that do not satisfy our idea of love, but we must be open to accepting all facets. .
Something that, unfortunately, the two people in this story did not experience. They are accused of being too far apart in terms of age and as a result, their relationship has been heavily criticized.
Florida natives Larry and Mindy Mikla first met under an unfavorable circumstance. The woman had just had an accident when she met the man, then a police officer, who came to her aid. It didn’t take long for the two to get to know each other, like each other and decide to start a relationship. Until then, everything was normal and even very romantic, the problem for many Internet users was to read the age difference between the two: she was 30, he was 60.
A significant gap that created some problems for the couple, especially when they announced that they were expecting their first child. Mindy, indeed, said in an interview that once her partner was introduced and the age difference became known, the web world literally turned against them. It all got even heavier when she and her husband broke the baby news on the way.
«Social networks are a great way to get in touch with distant people, she says, but they are also difficult to control. A brutal and critical place where people let go and say everything, even things they would never have the courage to say it to our face». A thought-provoking and somewhat distressing consideration. It is not pleasant, indeed, to feel the target of messages filled with hatred and criticism for the choices which one makes. Larry and Mindy, just for deciding to spend their life together and have a child, were accused of selfishness, some users wrote that it is sad to think about the child and the fact that he will have a father too old, or that he will leave soon, given his age.
Strong and offensive words that left the couple speechless and full of regret, but which, despite everything, did not affect their plans. The woman also shared that many are on their side and that she doesn’t feel alone: «There are so many nice people on the web. They follow us, write us very nice messages and it’s great to know that it’s not just hate,» the mom-to-be said. At first it was not easy to deal with all these negative manifestations, but I started to laugh about them and over time I accepted them.
Added to the age difference was the disapproval of the decision to give birth to a small creature, but it is gratifying to read how the couple reacted and managed to stem such attacks from outside which have no reason to to exist. Suffice it to say that life belongs to those who live it and only they and their loved ones can decide where and how to direct it. The rest are just opinions, often hard to digest, but always personal and debatable.
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