Marry an old man and he’ll live longer. You? Not so much.

13950326 Marry an old man and hell live longer. You? Not so much.

In some obscure German study that I suspect was paid for by Rupert Murdoch, it's been revealed that men who marry women much younger than them increase their life expectancy. Sadly, the women in these relationships increase their chance of dying early by 30%.
Clearly, it's hard work bonking an elderly man. Blame Viagra.
I went on The Today Show yesterday for some lighthearted banter with Karl about this study and to discuss the idea of May/December romances….you can see the clip here…..

This story reminded me of a news report I read last week about a 22
year old woman who is divorcing her 84 year old husband because she
'cant' keep up with his lifestyle'. Here they are on their wedding day…..

According to news reports from Pittburgh:

Outrageously expensive shoes and handbags are just some of the
trappings from the days Georgi spent living the good life with Hardy,
whom she met while working at his Nemacolin Woodlands Resort spa in
March 2007."He would tell me, 'If you see something you like,
get four or five of them,' and, I would say, 'I cannot do that. These
are Chanel sunglasses, I cannot get four or five pairs,'" Georgi said.

Georgi
said the relationship began as a friendship — a very generous one,
which included a Porsche as an Easter present to her. The next gift was
a wedding ring."It wasn't, like, very romantic or anything like
that," she said. "It was just, like, here, do you like this ring? And I
was like, 'Yeah,' and he was like, 'It's yours,' and it was inscribed
and all that."

Despite their 62-year-age difference, Georgi said that Hardy "made it seem like a win-win situation.He
just made it seem like, literally, you don't have anything to lose, you
will have the world at your fingertips, and he promised me the world."For
a while, Hardy delivered. His new bride enjoyed worldwide travel that
summer to Budapest, Madrid, Paris, Italy and London, and her 2-year-old
son, Matthew, got a pet tiger.

The
lavish lifestyle could not overcome the newlyweds' incompatibility.
Georgi said they divorced because Hardy's life was too fast for her –
not because of their difference in age. The couple announced their
divorce in August 2007 and approved by a judge in April 2008."Everyone
asks,
'Wasn't it weird?'" Georgi said. "It really wasn't because he was
very young at heart. So, he was very hard for me to keep up with …
When you climb on your own jet for the 10th time and everything in four
days — Europe was crazy — and we were in each place for a day and a
half. It was a bit too fast-paced for me," Georgi said.

Georgi said she
left the relationship with some money, but she believes that size of
the settlement vindicates her.Georgi said the demands of such a lavish
life took her away from her first love, saying she chose Matthew over
marriage."As
a mother, I can actually sleep every single night, and every single
night I have this feeling of such pride in myself, and I am so proud of
the decision that I made," Georgi said.The decision cost her. A prenup
limited Georgi's post-marriage payout."I
think if anybody who had anything to say about me being all about money
had read the prenup, they would have changed their minds instantly,"
Georgi said.

Article filed under: in the news, relationships , & published: Friday, June 5th, 2009.

Tags: in the news, relationships

GlitterMixedWithRockNRoll says:

June 9, 2009 at 11:00 am

Ewww…

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KerriSackville says:

June 5, 2009 at 8:54 pm

I’m sure she divorced him because she couldn’t keep up with his lifestyle. God knows many of my previous relationships have ended because I couldn’t bear the expensive gifts and overseas holidays they were forcing on me.

Barb Fisher says:

June 5, 2009 at 7:22 pm

My husband’s mother married a man nearly 30 years her senior for her second marriage. Great at the time sure, but now she is in her early 50′s and full of energy and life and he is 82 and on death’s door. With emphasema, lung cancer and a degenerative muscle condition that keeps him from being able to move around much, she is basically a full time nurse maid, and has been for around the last seven years. I guess these chicks who marry really wealthy guys don’t have to worry, they have the money to pay for full time nurses – but what a way to spent your retirement. Not only is she looking after her elderly husband, she has her father (the same age as her husband) in a nursing home down the road that she has to visit daily. I’m sure these weren’t things she thought about as she skipped down the aisle 15 years ago, but with it happening more and more frequently, it sure as hell has to be a consideration before you take the plunge.

Belinda says:

June 5, 2009 at 6:57 pm

Lu my husband of 2 years (partner of 10 years) is 18 years older than me and believe it or not he isn’t made of money, we’re not broke but we’re not rolling in it either, he’s just an ordinary guy that I fell in love with. He often makes jokes that people must think he is either loaded or has a really big dick but his humour is a cover for the reality, which is that peoples assumptions about the nature of our relationship can be hurtful. Perhaps the motives of some women may be questionable in regards to these very wealthy men but there are also lots of normal everyday couples with large age differences. Sometimes age really is only a number, the heart doesn’t see a number, it only sees another heart.

Lorna Lino says:

June 5, 2009 at 6:30 pm

I’m not so sure about this one. Give me his phone number and I’ll check it out for myself. Exactly how many expensive shoes and handbags was that?

molly says:

June 5, 2009 at 4:46 pm

sorry, georgi just seems like a useless fool.

jac says:

June 5, 2009 at 4:09 pm

Oh numberchic, when I read this I read “got to pet a tiger” and didn’t think much of it. But yes, he actually got a tiger. WTF????

In all credit to this woman, at least she’s not claiming she “loved him with all my heart” blah, blah, blah. At least she’s being honest and admitting that she did it because the lifestyle offered appeared to be win-win.

Lu says:

June 5, 2009 at 3:10 pm

The first thing that I always think when I see these couples with huge age differences is, would they would still be together if the old guy was broke. Somehow I doubt it.

fender4eva says:

June 5, 2009 at 2:36 pm

I’m not stupid. I married an older woman, so I should get full value for money, right ?…..

lozabelle says:

June 5, 2009 at 2:21 pm

that photo reminds me of the wedding scene in ‘Made of Honor’ when Patrick Dempsey’s dad marries his 5th or 6th wife.

numberchic says:

June 5, 2009 at 2:02 pm

just what every 2 year old needs, a pet tiger.

kzmet says:

June 5, 2009 at 1:59 pm

Poor Kristy Hinze…she will be all used up before we know it. The great bit is when they fall pregnant and the child has a 70 yr old father, what ever way you look at it, they won’t have much time with Dad.

bee says:

June 5, 2009 at 1:53 pm

Sorry I know this is unrelated but you look fantastic on the Today Show Mia. Very smart!

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