A 24-year-old woman who always gets mistaken for her 79-year-old husband’s granddaughter has spoken out about their huge age gap, insisting they want children together and they are ‘deeply in love.
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Alexis Tadlock met Charles Tadlock in 2015 in Arkansas. He was still with his late wife at that time.
What she didn’t know was that the man she’d met would eventually become her husband. Their friendship went to the next level after Kathy passed away at the age of 77.
Alexis felt sorry for Charles so they decided to start spending some time together.
“Kathy and I were good friends, and I was very sad when she passed away,” Alexis said. “I never had much to do with Charles, but one day I saw him sitting alone at church and he was crying.
“I went to comfort him, and we talked for ages. We became good friends after that, and we would go do things together and just hang out.”
Their friendship blossomed and turned into love after a year. Charles then proposed to her and they tied the knot two months later.
“Eventually, I think we became dependent on each other and my feelings really started to grow the more time we spent together,” Alexis said.
“But I never thought anything could happen between us. I tried to set him up with an older lady, but he flat out refused to even go on a date.
“Then he asked whether I wanted to go meet a younger guy. But I just couldn’t imagine ever leaving him and finding a younger man.
“One day, he told me how much he missed me. I asked him if he ever felt that way towards anyone else, and he said, ‘only my wife’.”
She went on: “We admitted our feelings towards each other, and our relationship just blossomed from there. I was over the moon when he popped the question and we got married just two months later.”
However, people frequently mistake Alexis as her husband’s carer or granddaughter. Some have also given negative remarks about their relationship.
“We don’t make a big deal about it. A lot of people in age gap relationships feel that they can’t hold hands or stay close to each other because of what others will think,” Alexis explained.
“But we don’t act any differently in public. I’ll kiss his cheek and we’ll hold hands. I’ll lay my head on him and just act like no one is there. I really don’t care what others think.
“He is the best husband I ever could have asked for and we love each other deeply. We’re very happy.”
Even though Alexis said her desire to have children with Charles has sparked some negative reactions, she hasn’t let it stop them.
“A lot of people get angry because they assume that Charles can not give me children due to his age. But that is not true at all. We’ve gone for tests, and it’s actually me that had some fertility issues that we’re working on,” Alexis said.
“We want to have a baby. I’ve been told I’m selfish if I have a child with him because they might grow up without a dad. But when he dies I’ll have nothing of him. I need something from him to carry with me throughout the rest of my life.”
Charles added: “There are some old people that have young souls, and some young people that have old souls.
“I feel much younger on the inside. The age difference doesn’t affect our marriage. No matter how old you are, everyone still needs love.”
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