BEL MOONEY: My younger man is handsome, successful and caters to my every need. Am I a fool not to marry him? By Bel Mooney for the Daily Mail Published: 12:08 BST, 29 June 2024 | Updated: 12:08 BST, 29 June 2024 e-mail Dear Bel, Five years ago, after a somewhat acrimonious divorce, I went on a celebratory city trip with my closest girlfriend. After a few glasses of wine, I got fixated on a particularly handsome younger man in the bar.
We got talking and I couldn’t stop laughing at his humour. He was smart, funny and seemed smitten — so I ended up spending the night in his flat by the seaside. Next day I realised he was younger than my eldest daughter.
I haven’t stopped seeing him, but always thought it temporary. He’s now 28 and I am 48. I believe in ageing naturally: my hair is now silver.
Though slim, athletic and looking younger than I am, nobody would ever mistake me for his contemporary. I know he thinks I’m beautiful and is proud to be seen with me. Our age difference has only posed problems with his friends, particularly their wives and girlfriends who seem to think he’s wasting his youth on an older woman.
I’ve always kept strict boundaries, telling him there’s no future for us. I don’t let him visit me but spend three to four days a week with him. I’ve had other relationships during this time, but not been honest with him about them.
I know he has never been unfaithful to me. He caters for my every need and pays for every dinner out and every hol.
