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I was the trophy wife from the get-go. It was very much, you know, he was doing well for himself. He was an entrepreneur, so obviously that was like, "Well, of course she's after the money." Thankfully, I only listened and took advice from people that truly knew me and honestly listened to my own gut and didn't stand in my own way.
My mother is a very important figure in my life, and we had a very frank conversation where I told her, "Listen, I really love him. I truly feel like this is the person for me. I would like to build a life for this man." And what do you think? She said, "There's going to be things that will rise up because the age gap. It's not that it doesn't exist, it's there. But if the foundation is strong, then you will know how to overcome those challenges because the challenges will show up. If he's younger, if he's the same age, if he's older, it doesn't matter. They look different."