This is such a beautiful article! It sounds like you had a great relationship with your Dad. Thinking of you and your family. xx

Your story broke my heart Anonymous. I'm sending you love and strength as well. You are so brave and strong for sharing your story. I hope that you will be ready, sooner rather than later, to get the police involved. You and your beautiful children deserve so much better.

I'm 41 and my husband is 58. We've been married for nearly 10 years and have a 6 year old son. The age gap has never bothered me. I met Mark after dating a number of immature men my age and thought a grown up who didn't want to spend his spare time playing video games would be a refreshing change. We're both teachers, that's how we met. We also have similar values and extended family. I haven't noticed many instances of being stared at and commented about when we're out and about. We have a son so it would be obvious to most people that we're a couple with a child. Life is too short to worry about what other people think, love isn't easy to find and some of us love someone who just happens to be more than 10 years older.