In life, and especially in love, reality always leaves room for great surprises. And if he doesn’t say so Rachel Caudele, a 48-year-old mother who accidentally ended up enjoying the great love of his life.
Caudele is divorced and looking for love online. That’s why the Tinder app was downloaded. And the end of her story shows her with a boyfriend 23 years her junior.
It’s just that Rachel wasn’t looking for a relationship with the “age difference” when he met Alex Michael, 25 years old.
History will tell that after they met, they immediately agreed and to dizzying romance, with Rachel flying from her home to New York to spend time with Alex in Texas. Both were amazed by his “instant connection”, and now they insist that “age is just a number” as they settle down together, despite being two decades apart.
The woman disbanded at the end of 2020and in 2021 her friends convinced her to download Tinder to live new adventures.
“I was experiencing something new after my breakup and wanted to try something different. I was enjoying my freedom and was convinced I was using Tinder. I was very skeptical and I was surprised by the messages I received. I was getting unsolicited photos and I didn’t like them, “the woman told The Mirror.
But her entire display on Tinder was done without knowing it I forgot to check the age preference option. to choose the age group he was aiming for … Until he got a message from Alex.
“He texted me and I kept coming back to his photo over and over. It really sounds cliché, but I thought you had kind eyes. We started talking and the question of age emerged. When she told me she was 23, I said, ‘Wow, she’s too young, nothing will come of it’ “, she started her story about her.
“He liked talking on the phone and his voice was very sexy and attractive to me. We had great conversations and a lot in common. It looked like my male form, “he adds. Alex, a website builder for pharmaceutical companies, added:” I changed my age range on Tinder and matched it. I thought she was fine for his age, in fact it doesn’t seem that age to me. “
Rachel, who works at an international school, has two children aged 23 and 19, but that doesn’t discourage Alex. And much less to her. After meeting and experiencing unstoppable sexual desire, the relationship became stronger. After traveling together to Miami and Austin they got engaged.
“She had a remote job and she asked me if I wanted to live with her in Austin. I took a suitcase and never came back.” however, after five months of living together, Rachel found that Alex’s decoy was still activehence the couple had their first conflict.
“What I did was very wrong of me. I grew up with a lot of insecurities and I didn’t get much attention when I was younger. I wanted to experience it. I never intended to go online, I just wanted attention, “she agreed, later deleting all of her social media accounts.It helped me come full circle and understand what’s right in relationships, “he said.
Another conflict came in February 2021, when “we started sharing our story in the new social networks“says Alex. What has been kept secret has been revealed and the rejection of his family and friends has been very strong.
Finally, a video they uploaded showing both of them with the title “Tips for dating a cougar”It went viral and had a million views. From that video, Rachel’s son found out about her mother’s relationship.
On Rachel’s part, everything was more natural: “In my family there are cases of relationships with age differences, so beyond the initial amazement, things have calmed down,” she said, adding with some sadness that the His family has already let them know that they would not accept this love.
The beginning was so complex that in January of this year the couple decided to take a break and “allow” yourself to see other people. The experiment was a failure: it only lasted two weeks and the only thing they both thought about was meeting again.
“Sometimes you have to leave understand that you really want something“said Alex, who said that today the couple is super established and with common projects ahead.
Source: Clarin
