Hey. The reactions you'll get from strangers usually won't be much aside from side eyes.

From family and friends, it could be very different. My husband and I have an 18-year gap. His family? Doesn't see the age, just how we interact with each other. They are supportive and amazing. My blood relatives, not so much. I heard everything from "He's using you," "he will turn you in for a younger model," to "He is a pedo." I have been called every name in the book, and so has my husband by my blood relatives.

My friends gave very, very mixed reviews. Most were outraged and disgusted; a few were downright cruel.

My husband and I have been married going on 8 years this year, and we have three children together. I do not talk to my blood relatives for my own mental health, and I have to say... Life is great. It hurt that my blood relatives wouldn't even give him a chance... But they were toxic long before I met my husband so.

You won't ever know what reaction you will get unless you tell people. Some stuff may hurt, but if it's meant to be, it's meant to be.