I was 18 when I met my 56-year-old hubby – his previous 2 marriages were for green cards, but I know our love is real
A WOMAN has insisted that her marriage to a man 38 years older than her is real love, despite the fact that his previous two marriages were for green cards.
Leah, 23, met Brit Gary, 61, when she was just 18 years old, and the couple have now been together for six years.
The couple first met via a dating app, where Leah lied about her age, claiming to be 21.
Intrigued by Gary, Leah sent him a winky face, and the pair agreed to meet up, with Leah, from the Philippines, taking a chaperone with her .
“I was scared because I’d never dated a foreigner,” she told Love Don’t Judge.
Leah said that she was very physically attracted to Gary when they met, whilst he said he was attracted to her “innocence.”
“I could see this was the type of person I was looking for, because I wanted a traditional Filipina woman,” he added.
The duo live in the Philippines with Leah spending her time cooking and cleaning for her husband, as a stay at home wife.
Gary said that he isn’t bothered about the age gap and didn’t care “whether they were 21 or 41.”
However, he admitted that he was at first concerned that Leah had lied to him about her age, as he wasn’t sure that he would be able to trust her.
However, he had already developed feelings for Leah, so decided to forgive her.
Leah said that people think that she is only with Gary for his money, however, he was bankrupt when the duo first met.
The couple share insights into their unconventional marriage online, and have been met with a lot of backlash from social media users.
Leah is often called a gold-digger, whilst Gary is criticised heavily for dating someone younger than his son.
“In the Philippines it’s not unusual to see a man of my age with a girl of Leah’s age, people don’t understand the cultural differences,” Gary said.
Gary has been married twice before, and both of these marriages were for green cards.
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The Brit used his first marriage to get residency in the US, and married again to get residency in the Philippines.
Gary said that he is not proud of his green card marriages, and feels “ashamed” of his actions.
He added that he has learned a lot, and said that his third marriage is “purely out of love.”
“Gary is the one for me, there’s so many things I love about him,” Leah said.
“He’s very mature and is a leader in our household.”
Gary added: “She makes me feel young and has a joyful personality.
“She’s intelligent, and a great cook.”