25-year-old Stefani Walper and 70-year-old Don have defended their relationship and asked the world why they have to hide their romance.
The two have been together for 5 years and have a son together, 2-year-old Lachlan.
Stefani was only 20 when they met at the bar she works at. In an interview with the Mirror, she said: “I loved him like the second I saw his face. It was super weird because everyone was like, ‘Oh my God, this guy’s like, at least 30 years older’.
“I just thought he was so handsome and he was charming and super flirty. And, I don’t know, it just made me happy every time he came in.”
Don, who is the same age as Stefani’s late father, asked her out for drinks and their love blossomed right away.
“My mom was not a fan at all, my dad was not a fan, my brother was absolutely not a fan as well. So nobody was really on Don’s team,” she expressed.
“I had just turned 20, like just. So I think for my side of the family, they were a little bit like, ‘Whoa, what are you doing?’ They thought I was making a mistake, I got myself into a situation.”
They got married and Stefani’s family eventually warmed up to Don but the two admitted they still receive odd looks.
“People on the street, they do that second take or third take or whatever it is or make a comment if I have Lachlan out for a walk or something and someone says, ‘oh, grandpa’s got the little boy today’, I don’t even correct them,” Don shared.
The couple refuses to let others’ judgment from loving each other. Stefani added: “We choose, I guess, not to hide our relationship because why would you hide yours? Would anybody hide their relationship?
“People always told me: ‘I’ll pray for you, like you’re in a really scary situation, he’s gaslighting you, he’s grooming you, you need to talk to somebody and get help and get out; like you’re in a really toxic relationship’.
“And I was like, all right, so here’s a guy who puts gas in my car when he’s got it, puts gas in our car, he brings me home flowers, he puts cute little sticky notes on my mirror, he rubs my feet or my back every night after work.”
Don said he believes they shouldn’t worry about anything other than their son and their relationship. “I don’t think we have to prove it, we just show them by living your life the best you can and raise our son the best we can.”
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