Daughters refuse to meet dad's girlfriend who is the same age as them

A 25-year-old woman has defended her relationship with her older boyfriend, whose daughters are the same age as her.

Ryan Rosado, from New York, met 55-year-old Steven Russell, from Maine, when they met at a work lunch two years ago.

Although Ryan’s family are supportive, Steven’s daughters who are aged 23 and 26 have refused to accept the relationship.

The couple have also agreed not to have children of their own. When I told my mum, she said to me “we both have good taste in men”, Ryan said.

‘My family always say that age doesn’t matter once someone is an adult, because it doesn’t define anything about that person.

‘I was always seen as the “old soul” in my friendship group and this wasn’t my first age-gap relationship. She previously went out with someone who was 14 years older than her.

However, Steven was apparently ‘afraid of being stereotyped as someone who was either having a mid-life crisis or having his really good reputation questioned because of it’.

Most people have come to accept them, but Steven’s daughters are still struggling to come to terms with their dad having a girlfriend who is around the same age as them.

But despite the family feud, she sees them having a bright and happy future together.

‘At the end of the day, this relationship is much more than physical attraction and the bottom line is, we are happy. We are partners in crime, companions. We are better together than we were apart.

Source: Metro news