a couple of USA was encouraged to tell her romantic story, now viral, in order to fight against prejudice in love. Although they met online and have an age difference of 28 years, this family is not self-conscious about criticism and has been using the social media as a tool to naturalize this type of relationship.
Sarah Henderson26 years old, and In this54 years old, met through the platform of YouTube in October 2020. After seeing each other in person, the Americans ignored the criticism and got married in times of pandemic.
The beginning of a love story
The human resources recruiter opened a profile called “Your Ideal Self”while the owner of a pet services business launched a channel called “Dog Guy Darin” almost at the same time. After seeing a comment she had left on a video, Darin struck up a conversation with Sarah and they soon became good friends.
“We met in the most unexpected way. We both opened YouTube channels at the time of the pandemic. We met on YouTube and became friends. That didn’t last long, because we both fell in love really hard and pretty fast.” the Michigan woman said, as reported The Mirror.
Although they lived in separate states, Sarah and Darin did not lose communication. At first, neither was looking for a romantic relationship, but romance began to blossom when the two came together through music, dreams and creativity.
They united their lives in marriage
In that sense, Darin drove to Michigan to meet Sarah for the first time in November 2020. Months passed and the young woman proposed to the man from Kansas City on New Year’s. Given this, they were married in January 2021.
Since then, Sarah Henderson moved to Missouri to start a new stage with Darin and they live happily. “Some people immediately say that it will never work, that Darin will get old and I will have to take care of him or he will die and leave me alone, but those things can happen in any relationship”, the American confessed.
fight against prejudice
Now, the house couple has their own YouTube channel (SarahAndDarinKickAss) where he uploads content about his story and aims to eliminate the questions surrounding relationships with age differences.
“How many people have married someone the same age, only to lose that person to cancer or a car accident? We say you can’t go into a relationship worrying about what could go wrong, but you should enjoy every moment and cherish the time you spend together.” Held Sarah.
How much does the age difference matter?
According to the study carried out by Professor Andrew Francis of Emory University in Atlanta (United States), age is indeed a determining factor. For example, if a couple five years apart has an 18% greater chance of separating, as reported by 20minutos.es.