I just read an article about Trump’s 27-year old mouthpiece Karoline Leavitt. I was surprised to learn she’s from nearby New Hampshire. (I guess I thought she’d be a Tri-Delt from ‘Bama.)
She recently had a baby and immediately returned to work, which is fine. But this fact led me to do a bit of a deep dive on her husband. Turns out he’s a 59-year old real estate mogul.
I’m sorry, but that gives me the icks. A 32-year age difference in your twenties is too much. If my daughter had a baby with a man in his sixties, I’d want my husband to punch him.
Even grosser, 72-year old Bill Belichick is dating a 23-year old. He could be her grandfather. 🤮
And while I’m at it, I read that Elon Musk’s father Errol Musk has fathered two children with his own stepdaughter. (A mere 20-year age difference between them, but still 🤮🤮)
I’ve read that “half your age plus 7” will avoid making people cringe. (So, a 60-year old could date a 37-year old.) By that rule, even if Bill Belichick lives to 100, it would not be OK for him to date a woman 49 years younger than him.
Dear Leader is 78. Melania is 54. So I guess they’ve reached the point of respectability now, but when they met he was 52 and she was 28. Borderline.

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