24 year age gap between Boris & Carrie

Bunnybunny1 · 2022-02-03T04:07:48+00:00

That is a HUGE HUGE age gap. The pictures of their wedding day are nothing short of disturbing. She genuinely looks like his daughter. How can she be attracted to him? What do they have in common? AIBU to think this is generally accepted when it’s actually really weird?

TigerLilyTail · 03/02/2022 04:25

I can't stand him but it's not that huge an age gap and their marriage is none of our business really. She's old enough to do what she wants and doesn't strike me as vulnerable or anything.

Ozgirl75 · 03/02/2022 04:28

I can kind of understand an office romance between a charming older man (I’m picturing Nigel Havers or Hugh Grant) and a younger woman - the position of power, treating her well, being a man of the world etc.
But Boris is just not appealing in that way in the slightest. He is an overstuffed scarecrow who just blathers on. And she married him - not even just an illicit affair which might have some kind of appeal, but saying you have to be with this old bloke forever? Weird.

Nightlystroll · 03/02/2022 04:29

She was in her 30s when she married him. She wasn't a child. At what age do you think women are allowed to make decisions for themselves?

Ozgirl75 · 03/02/2022 04:33

I don’t think the OP is saying she’s some trafficked child bride - more that what would an attractive 30 something woman find attractive in a mid 50s bloke? It’s not that weird to ponder on it. I’m 44 and can think of zero appeal in shagging a 70 year old.

Sparklingbrook · 03/02/2022 04:34

This is scraping the barrel now. YABU

RainbowMum11 · 03/02/2022 04:38

Hmm, money, power and status maybe 🤔
I have a smaller age gap with my Dad than they have but that isn't relevant.

ISpyCobraKai · 03/02/2022 04:39

It is a pretty big age gap, but she's a consenting adult so it's entirely her choice.

RS29 · 03/02/2022 04:40

@Bunnybunny1 I don’t even think it’s the age gap for me to be honest. If I seen her and Brad Pitt or George Clooney together I’d think nothing of it except maybe “lucky girl” It’s just the fact that Boris is vile haha! I’ve actually had the pleasure of meeting him before he was PM and I can confirm that he is also a vile human 👍🏻🤣

Earlydancing · 03/02/2022 04:51

I've know quite a lot if men that I would never consider marrying but some woman has. We all have different tastes. I heard that he was charismatic and good company. It might be that politically he is repulsive to you. But if you share the same political outlook, which she does, that's not going to be a problem. If the stories are true, lots of women have found him attractive so he must have something about him in person.

PaddleBoardingMomma · 03/02/2022 04:56

She's a grown woman in her 30s, perhaps we could let adult women make their own choices in life and not use it as a stick to beat them with? Besides, this clearly isn't even about an age gap really, it's a vehicle to state your dislike of BJ. Which is fine, we all have an opinion on him, but let's make that the subject rather than tearing down other women, shall we?

TigerLilyTail · 03/02/2022 04:58

Why do you care though?

You can never understand other people's marriages. People find different things attractive. Maybe she finds him funny or charming. Maybe he has a huge cock. Maybe he gives great head. Maybe she finds him charismatic. It's a mystery to me, but it's not worth pondering on.

Krakenchorus · 03/02/2022 05:09

Of course it's odd. It's a very large, really unusually large, age gap. And he's not an attractive person.

No one's saying she can't decide for herself. She's an adult.

But yeah... weird. And a bit creepy.

ShippingNews · 03/02/2022 05:09

She is a grown woman - I guess she knows her own mind . He might seem like a clown to you, but he does have qualities which people might find attractive, like him being prime minister , wealthy, charismatic etc. . Power is a famous aphrodisiac, I believe.

ddl1 · 03/02/2022 05:14

While I'm a bit cynical about this particular marriage, I don't think that there's a universal problem with age-gap marriages, so long as neither is underage. Not everyone conforms to an age stereotype, and some people of different ages could have more interests and characteristics in common than some people of the same age. (In this case, Boris is probably the more immature of the two, despite his greater years!)

And it's not as though Carrie was a young, inexperienced person. She is in her 30s - not 18.

Personally I can't see what earthly attraction Boris could have for anyone; but obviously he's attracted quite a few women!

ChrissyPlummer · 03/02/2022 05:15

DH and I have a 23 year age gap. What the fuck it has to do with anyone else is beyond me. Like pp said, you don’t like the guy, fine. I can think of plenty of people I don’t like, also fine.

Not fine = starting a thread about a relationship you know nothing about based on your dislike of a politician.

NorthGirlie · 03/02/2022 05:20

I married an older man but the age gap was 10 years. As time went on I realised he was at a completely different stage in life and we had little in common. I spent many years unhappy as I was not attracted to him so the marriage was sexless for over a decade. I ended it after 24 years. I’m still struggling with how my life turned out and what I missed out on. He looks older than he is whereas I look younger. People thought he was my dad!
Carrie will realise one day…

HettySunshine · 03/02/2022 05:23

I be think Nadine Dorries has her eye on the 'prize' too.

He must be very charming but I just don't see it.

User0458832 · 03/02/2022 05:31

Since the younger of the two is in their 30s it doesn't matter a bit. Many actors have much younger wives but they are all adults. Michael Douglas and CZJ come to mind with a similar age gap, been married years.

ISpyCobraKai · 03/02/2022 05:31

Didn't one of his exes say that shagging him was like shagging a bin bag full of custard?
Ewwwww.

Waxonwaxoff0 · 03/02/2022 05:32

@PaddleBoardingMomma

She's a grown woman in her 30s, perhaps we could let adult women make their own choices in life and not use it as a stick to beat them with? Besides, this clearly isn't even about an age gap really, it's a vehicle to state your dislike of BJ. Which is fine, we all have an opinion on him, but let's make that the subject rather than tearing down other women, shall we?

"Tearing down other women?" She's hardly a wonderful person herself. Women aren't exempt from criticism purely because they're women.

Imissmoominmama · 03/02/2022 05:44

Just poking out my mind’s eye @TigerLilyTail .

Wiseupkid · 03/02/2022 05:52

Big age gaps bother me if one party is especially young, naive and/or vulnerable in some ways, however Carrie is fully pulling the strings behind the scenes, I believe far from young and naive. So in this instance the age gap doesn't bother me, her immense influence over the Prime Minister and his policies worries me more. I don't believe she is fully conservative and is doing a great deal of damage to the party with a woke agenda.

ElftonWednesday · 03/02/2022 05:54

Having an age gap with his wife is about the least thing that bothers me about Boris Johnson. Of all the things to pick up on.

THisbackwithavengeance · 03/02/2022 06:01

I don't understand why you would say she's not a wonderful person.

How do you know?

I have no information about her to give me any idea of her actual personality. A friend of mine whose politics are somewhat left of Red Ken said he heard she did a lot for animal charities and was a big animal lover and for that reason didn't mind her.

Other than that, she married a man who is a) wealthy b) powerful c) well connected d) funny, e) intelligent and f) the Prime Minister. All very attractive qualities. She is set up for life. That aside, maybe they get on and have a laugh? It's not all about looks after all.

DreamTheMoors · 03/02/2022 06:01

I don’t know them personally, so I feel quite uncomfortable making judgements on strangers’ relationships. Other people’s personal lives are not my business — unless they ask for my input. Funnily enough, they rarely do — except on here.

If you don’t like huge age gaps in relationships, the best thing would be not to involve yourself in a relationship where there’s a huge age gap.

Otherwise, I can’t see why you’re kicking up such a fuss over something you have absolutely no control over. Seems futile and, well, unnecessary.