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A Tennessee man who married a woman 54 years his senior has had it with haters.
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Gary Hardwick, who is now 23 but only 17 when he married Almeda, who was 71 and now 75, says he is eliminating “toxic” people who do not support his marriage.
Gary told a TikTok commenter who is also married to a much older person: “I am so happy to hear from you and that you followed your hearts and chose to be in love no matter what others might think. about that.
“And I also congratulate you for being brave and defending your love and defending who you are as a person and who you chose to love regardless of whether someone accepts it or not,” he said in Tik Tok .
“Sometimes it is really difficult when it is your family that does not support you, does not love you because of who you love, is not happy for you, but sometimes we have to isolate people in our lives who are toxic regardless of whether it is family or no, “said Hardwick, according to The Sun of the United Kingdom .
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“Because at the end of the day, family isn’t about blood, it’s about the people who support you and love you for you. Almeda and I have been there and we both understand where you come from. Never let anyone steal your happiness, regardless of whether it is family or friends or who it might be, because the real ones will love you for who you are and if not, they don’t deserve to be part of your life. “
Hardwick continued: “When you remove the toxic from your life, you will be much happier.”
The couple tied the knot in 2015, a couple of weeks after meeting at the funeral of Almeda’s son Robert. Apparently, Hardwick had recently split from a 77-year-old man, so Almeda was actually a younger woman to him compared to his last relationship.
“Six years ago today I made the best decision of my life, I said ‘Yes, I love’ the love of my life, my only soul mate,” Hardwick said on TikTok.
Reference-torontosun.com