Page 9 | 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?

Sloughsabigplace · 03/02/2022 11:55

Yeah, poor Boris is doomed to a life down the job centre and sofa surfing when his time is up.

And if he does the dirty and leaves Carrie - well, that’s her and the kids on universal credit begging a landlord to rent her a one bedroom hellhole and queuing at the food bank.

God help these hard up people with no family money and connections.

AlexaShutUp · 03/02/2022 11:56

@Wiseupkid

1.4 won't buy a two bedroom house in central London.

Be that as it may, he is not penniless or hard up in any shape or form. He just isn't, and it's stupid to pretend otherwise.

Like everyone else, he needs to learn to live within his means.

StrychnineIntheSandwiches · 03/02/2022 11:58

I wonder if Carrie is banking on Boris having a waning sexual appetite as he approaches 60 and therefore being less likely to spray his seed all over town.

Sloughsabigplace · 03/02/2022 11:59

@StrychnineIntheSandwiches

I wonder if Carrie is banking on Boris having a waning sexual appetite as he approaches 60 and therefore being less likely to spray his seed all over town.

Please don’t talk about his seed being sprayed at lunchtime. I was enjoying that sandwich.

DrSbaitso · 03/02/2022 12:00

And his means are just fine. He'll still be earning, most likely more than he does now. One of the few times he didn't lie was when he said that he wasn't running for PM for the money. £160k per annum or thereabouts obviously isn't exactly in the shithouse, but in his circles, if money is your priority, you can do better than that.

Wiseupkid · 03/02/2022 12:03

Central London and worldwide will be where all the work is for someone like Boris, but by then he will be jetting out all over the place leaving Carrie holding the baby/babies. People underestimate the cost of living and looking after that many children - it is eye watering.

My guess is that he will flounce out of No.10 and into a life of new deals and circuits and not long afterwards he will enjoy his new freedoms and hook up with someone new, and drift out of Carrie's life just as he did with his other wives and children, Carrie may never see a penny of the post PM money she is banking on.

It is shit for her, and she needs to be planning and I hope she is.

Blossomtoes · 03/02/2022 12:05

@Wiseupkid

1.4 won't buy a two bedroom house in central London.

I’m sure one of his wealthy mates will be all too happy to lend him one of their spare ones if he’s on his uppers. But he won’t be. He’ll cash in like there’s no tomorrow.

Wiseupkid · 03/02/2022 12:07

If Carrie was a MN user we would be urging her to do far more to protect herself than sitting back and choosing black wallpaper given she is married to someone so clearly and historically happy to cheat. Even with a wife that had cancer, that did not stop him, so nothing will - thats what it tell us. Carrie needs to look at her set up and finances and future with total clarity. Worst case scenario stuff needs to be taken into account so she is not left high and dry.

Blossomtoes · 03/02/2022 12:08

I thought the wallpaper was gold.

AlexaShutUp · 03/02/2022 12:11

@DrSbaitso

And his means are just fine. He'll still be earning, most likely more than he does now. One of the few times he didn't lie was when he said that he wasn't running for PM for the money. £160k per annum or thereabouts obviously isn't exactly in the shithouse, but in his circles, if money is your priority, you can do better than that.

I don't dispute that there are many in his circle who do better. Rishi Sunak, for example, is a lot wealthier than his neighbour.

But that's a far cry from being penniless, and when so many people around the country are having to make awful decisions about whether to eat or heat their houses, it is pretty tone deaf to suggest that the Johnsons are "hard up".

As for Carrie, she knew exactly the kind of man that she was marrying, as he didn't exactly keep it a secret. I am sure that she has planned accordingly.

Wiseupkid · 03/02/2022 12:26

Most people do not have to contend with the level of hate from the public arena alexa most people heating their homes are usually safe from stalkers/haters/activists. Money as a minimum can provide security and Boris is a target and by extension so is Carrie. So I disagree that other people have it 'harder' I think Carrie has a very difficult life being in the centre of the shit storm that has been created around them. I hope she is thinking through just how this is likely, very likely to end.

Wiseupkid · 03/02/2022 12:28

In terms of her longer term finances, security and future on the backdrop of his likely infidelity. She and the children won't be entitled to life long security for instance. If he makes his millions after they split, she will have very little to live on.

AlexaShutUp · 03/02/2022 12:31

@Wiseupkid

Most people do not have to contend with the level of hate from the public arena alexa most people heating their homes are usually safe from stalkers/haters/activists. Money as a minimum can provide security and Boris is a target and by extension so is Carrie. So I disagree that other people have it 'harder' I think Carrie has a very difficult life being in the centre of the shit storm that has been created around them. I hope she is thinking through just how this is likely, very likely to end.

But they both chose to put themselves in their current position.

If you disagree that other people have it harder, then I'm afraid that that just demonstrates that you are utterly, utterly out of touch with the struggles that many people in this country face.

Blossomtoes · 03/02/2022 12:38

you are utterly, utterly out of touch with the struggles that many people in this country face.

The airy dismissal of what most people would consider eye watering sums of money established that. If this is one of Mrs Johnson’s chums, they’re really not helping her.

Wiseupkid · 03/02/2022 12:41

I would seriously rather struggle with heating my house than I would live a day in Carrie's life. Have you any idea the level of nasty hatred is aimed at her/them? Do you think she has any quality of life or freedom?
I would not feel safe, I would not feel comfortable and I would rather be cold than raise two children in that situation. You can call it out of touch, but perhaps you are not aware of the number of threats made or the worry/stress that high profile MPs and Ministers etc go through.

StrychnineIntheSandwiches · 03/02/2022 12:43

'Yeah, you might be struggling to keep your kids warm, but look at No 10 Downing Street if you want to see true suffering'

AlexaShutUp · 03/02/2022 12:48

@Wiseupkid

I would seriously rather struggle with heating my house than I would live a day in Carrie's life. Have you any idea the level of nasty hatred is aimed at her/them? Do you think she has any quality of life or freedom? I would not feel safe, I would not feel comfortable and I would rather be cold than raise two children in that situation. You can call it out of touch, but perhaps you are not aware of the number of threats made or the worry/stress that high profile MPs and Ministers etc go through.

Of course I am aware of the threats. This is common knowledge, so I presume that she went in with her eyes wide open. And frankly, she could walk away now if she wished.

You clearly have no idea about the hardships that many people in this country are facing with your glib comments about preferring to be unable to heat your house. If you really mean that, why are you so worried about Carrie's future financial position if she and Boris split? Surely she can just leave him, go onto universal credit and lead a happy life away from the media spotlight. Nobody will be that interested in her once she walks away in any case.

DrSbaitso · 03/02/2022 12:51

@Wiseupkid

I would seriously rather struggle with heating my house than I would live a day in Carrie's life. Have you any idea the level of nasty hatred is aimed at her/them? Do you think she has any quality of life or freedom? I would not feel safe, I would not feel comfortable and I would rather be cold than raise two children in that situation. You can call it out of touch, but perhaps you are not aware of the number of threats made or the worry/stress that high profile MPs and Ministers etc go through.

You wouldn't choose it. She has.

AlexaShutUp · 03/02/2022 12:51

If this is one of Mrs Johnson’s chums, they’re really not helping her.

Well, quite.

Sloughsabigplace · 03/02/2022 12:52

@StrychnineIntheSandwiches

'Yeah, you might be struggling to keep your kids warm, but look at No 10 Downing Street if you want to see true suffering'

Oh dear God 😂

Mumsnet really i’d like dipping into a parallel universe sometimes, isn’t it.

Will no one pray for poor Carrie.

Wiseupkid · 03/02/2022 12:55

I don't think any of us are prepared for the vulnerability of having a newborn baby on the world stage, how can she have possibly had her eyes wide open when she has never experienced motherhood before?

I am not minimising the worry of parents struggling to manage, what I am saying is that suffering and stress is not just heating houses, it comes in all different shades. I personally could not raise children in that environment, nor would I expect Carrie and the children to be able to disappear at any point, she will recognised everywhere. It is a liability for life, and anyone underplaying that level of danger and risk probably hasn't experienced serious stalking - even as a normal woman - magnified by the prospect of keeping children safe in the mix.

I do not envy her, and do not consider she is 'set up' for life on any level.

GettingStuffed · 03/02/2022 12:55

Money would be my guess. The age gap doesn't seem to matter, my husband is 9 years older than me and it never mattered until recently, he's nearly 70 and has a heart condition. I've always assumed I'd die first but now I'm feeling vulnerable.

I'm sure he's charming when he's flashing the cash.

StrychnineIntheSandwiches · 03/02/2022 12:58

Even if her marriage does go tits up she'll be absolutely fine. Doesn't she have a well paid job with the Aspinall Foundation? Aren't all the people in her social sphere wealthy and influential. She's a confident operator who goes for what she wants, I can't imagine she'll be confined to the single life if she doesn't want to be.

She's not going to struggle for money or for companionship.

LydiaLurk · 03/02/2022 13:00

I don't think any of us are prepared for the vulnerability of having a newborn baby on the world stage, how can she have possibly had her eyes wide open when she has never experienced motherhood before?

Well it can't be too horrendous for her, being a mother on the world stage. If it was she would not have had a second baby.

I do have some sympathy for Carrie in terms of the attack she endured when younger, but not in terms of her day to day life. She knew what she was getting into.

1dayatatime · 03/02/2022 13:00

@ISpyCobraKai

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

Ahhhh - a mental picture that I now can't get out of my head.

Feeling decidedly queasy 🤮