You’re Never Too Old
The reality is that most Fil-Am (Filipina-American or western male) relationships are between men and women of very disparate age groups. With but one or two exceptions where the Filipina may be a year or two older than her ‘Kano’ partner, the man is on average 18 years older than the woman.
I have seen couples, very happily hitched, who have twice that in age difference between them. He was 65 and she was just 21. I know of one couple where at the time of his death he was 75 and she was 23 or 28 (he told me 23, she told my wife 28). They had a son and lived happily together in the Philippines. After he died she married another foreigner, this time a little closer to her age at 56.
While finding a young, loving Filipina has its own risks (such as chat cam scammers), there are some things you should consider before getting a girl’s hopes up. Is she younger than your children of your first or other marriage/s? Spare a thought for how they might take the new step-mom when you get her home to the States.
I have a friend who is now well into his 60s, his lovely Filipina has just turned 30. One day they were eating at a restaurant in the USA when they got the stare treatment from a table of retired people on a bus trip. As they walked past them on the way to the buffet some of the people looked away in disgust. My friend stopped, turned and said loud enough for most in the place to hear “Don’t you think it is proof there is a God when a dirty old man and a sexy young gold digger find each other?” He swears he heard that proverbial pin hit the floor!
What about your family’s reaction to her? Your friends and work colleagues? We both know given half a chance she will charm them just as she charmed you and all will be fine. But you’ve got to get that half a chance first. If she truly is the one for you and you really do have a lot in common other than your need for her and her need for you (in whatever context fits)… then go right ahead.
Age really doesn’t matter but it can matter to other people. Of course, as Granma’ used to say; “Those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind”.
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