A WOMAN who’s been trolled for dating a guy 26 years her senior has hit back at the haters.
Myla del Rey, now 26, met her dad’s best friend, now 52, when she was just 18 and he was already 44, and the pair immediately hit it off.
Although not much is known about their past relationship, the duo regularly share content on Instagram, whether that’s camping or fishing trips.
For Myla del Rey, who describes herself as a ”small town girl” from Minnesota, US, the 26-year age gap between her and her man hasn’t come without its criticism.
The young woman, who ditched her social worker degree to become a content creator, is regularly targeted by keyboard warriors who slam their relationship.
Not only have trolls dubbed it ”disturbing”, but her 52-year-old Romeo is old enough to be her ”dad”, with many mistaking the partner for her parent.
”Gross, but legal,” said one person under a recent video.
Whilst the racy content star hasn’t revealed about how much she makes online, some critics have also speculated that she is with the bloke for his cash.
”Must have a lot of money,” another chimed in.
”Oof this isn’t cute or a flex lmao,” penned someone else who thought this was nothing worth boasting about.
Luckily for the loved-up pair, who’ve won close to a staggering 180k fans on the platform, there’s also been heaps of support.
”Age is nothing but a number: you do you! If you are happy, that’s all that matters!” a kind-hearted social media user said.
”Y’all are a beautiful couple,” someone else added.
”Live your best life and don’t worry about what others say,” a third reminded.
Myla, too, has hit back at the haters, explaining she didn’t get why everyone was so disturbed by their loving relationship.
Sharing a wholesome snap of the two, the young woman said: ”Honestly, I’ve never understood why age gaps seem to bother people so much.
”When you vibe with someone, who cares about the numbers?”
A-list age gap relationships that have stood the test of time
- Kris Jenner & Corey Gamble – 25 years
The Kardashian matriarch met her younger man at a mutual friend’s 40th birthday party in Ibiza. They’ve been together since August 2014. - Sam & Aaron Taylor-Johnson – 23 years
The director and actor reportedly met at a film audition in 2009, and were married by 2012. The pair share two daughters and Sam has two children from a previous marriage. - Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley & Jason Statham – 20 years
The model started dating actor Jason in 2010. They were wed in 2016 and have since welcomed a son and a daughter together. - Catherine Zeta-Jones & Michael Douglas – 25 years
The pair was introduced at a film festival in 1996 and engaged three years later. Shortly after their engagement, the couple welcomed a son and married in 2000.
In Myla’s opinion, ”life’s too short to overthink something that feels so natural”’ and as long as she’s happy ”that’s what really matters at the end of the day”.
Smiling next to her Romeo, with both posing by a river, the content creator explained she had always had a type – blokes her senior.
”Personally, I don’t even ‘feel’ the 26 year age gap between us but y’all already know: I’ve already been into older men.”
