A married couple with a 61-year age gap have vowed to start a family – despite the 85-year-old husband being a decade older than his wife’s grandfather.
Miracle Pogue, 24, from Starkville, Mississippi, met husband Charles Pogue, 85, when she was working in a launderette in 2019 and the pair quickly formed a friendship.
“We had a good vibe going, he didn’t make me feel weird. It was good conversation, he made me feel comfortable. I knew he was older but I didn’t know his age exactly, Miracle was quoted as saying by Mirror.
The 24-year-old said, “When I found out I was in too deep, it was a couple of months in and I already had feelings for him. He was my baby and he wasn’t going anywhere.
When asked about how she found out her husband’s age, Miracle said, “I found out in conversation when we asked each other our date of birth and he said he was born in 1937.”
She added, “I never even placed his age, we just wanted to see how it went. I don’t care if he’s 100 or 55, I like him for him. I thought he was maybe 60 or 70 because he looks so good. He’s always up and active.”
In February 2020, Charles proposed to Miracle.
Miracle’s mother and grandfather were supportive of their relationship, it was difficult to convince her father.
“My grandad said if I was happy and it’s what I want to do then he’s happy. My dad was like ‘hell no ma’am, not at all’. I told him I needed his support and to walk me down the aisle. Once he got to meet Charles and talk to him, he loved him,” she said.
The couple married in July last year and wish to start a family together in spite of their huge age gap.
Miracle said, “I want him to have another generation. We’re looking to go to an IVF clinic to talk about our options. We went to an IVF clinic before but we really felt the pre-judgment even though they don’t know me and it was quite overwhelming.”
She continued, “Maybe Charles’s age will stop us from having children but I have an open mind, it may not work.”
“We prepare for things and he says he might not be here in five years. I tell him he will and he’ll outlive us all. I know realistically I’ll be around longer than him so I try to live and have fun and experience as much as I can with him. We try to live it up,” Miracle said.
She added, “I love his advice, I know I can go to Charles and ask him anything. I trust he’s not going to leave me in the dark, he’ll make sure I’m ok. I love to joke with him about technology. I will take a photo of a cheque and deposit it into my bank account, Charles doesn’t even have a bank card. It’s so weird how he operates but I like how he takes it easy.”
She further said, “I know our relationship looks weird and people think ‘what’s going on here?’ but I know he got me and I got him.”
