On Dating Younger: When Does Her Age Become a Problem?
Almost every news story about Sofia Richie, 19, and Scott Disick, 34, mentions the fact that she's 15 years younger than he is—and that he has three kids from his marriage to Kourtney Kardashian. Richie and Disick are both over the age of consent, and if they want to be dating, that's their decision, right? (Just as it was Hugh Hefner's decision before them.) But if the word teen as part of any age is enough to gross out the internet, why isn't it enough to gross out Scott and other men?
A big age gap may also affect whether you're able to accomplish certain goals. Becker-Phelps says, "At a younger age, it might be having children. If there's a big age split, does one person want to have kids, and the other one not?" If a 55 year old who is very active and wants to travel the world marries someone who's 70, it may be harder to pursue those dreams.
As we stated earlier, our founder, Mr. Hefner himself, was involved in many relationships with younger women over the years. His second wife, Kimberley Conrad, was 36 years younger than him. His third wife, Crystal Hefner, was 60 years younger. When they married in 2012, she was 26, and he was 86. After his death, she told People, "He made me feel loved every single day." On some level, age differences matter—especially to outsiders giving their unsolicited opinions—but to the people in them, age gaps aren't always a deal-breaker.