Age Gap Love Story is a podcast hosted by Carrie and Alan, a married couple with a 32½-year age difference. They share their personal experiences and offer information, support, and community for people in age gap relationships. The show aims to help listeners navigate the challenges and successes of relationships with significant age differences.
Episodes
Celebrating Our Anniversary (Age Gap Married Couple)
About Age Gap Love Story Alan and I talk about our 22-year wedding anniversary including a little walk down memory lane. We show a few of our favorite wedding photos and also talk about some changes ahead. We will also be keeping our videos exclusive to YouTube going forward, so please subscribe! We will not be uploading the audio to the podcast platforms anymore. Age Gap Love Story offers inform
Age Gap Family Approval: What to Do When Your Loved Ones Don't Understand
What happens when your family just doesn't understand your age gap relationship? In this episode, we talk about common concerns, how to respond with confidence, and what to do when approval doesn't come. Whether you're facing judgment or just hoping for more support, this one's for you. About Age Gap Love Story Age Gap Love Story offers information, support, and community to help make your age gap
Age Gap Relationship Red Flags and Green Flags
Let's talk about red flags and green flags for age gap relationships. Alan and I discuss our personal tips for a solid relationship, plus some basic things to look out for. About Age Gap Love Story Age Gap Love Story offers information, support, and community to help make your age gap relationship successful. We are Carrie and Alan, a married couple with a 32 ½ year age difference. We've been tog
Age Gap Couple Discusses Life Stage Changes for Older Adults
Alan and I discuss some interesting changes in his attitude about life. We also talk about the Socioemotional Selectivity Theory which explains some of his recent shifts in thinking about relationships and how he spends his time. The video that Alan watched that described the theory of aging is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dwV6nfHnTI&t=297s About Age Gap Love Story Age Gap Love S
The State of Age Gap Relationships in 2023
We hope you enjoy this episode and get some value from it. Alan and I discuss everything from social media to mainstream media and society's current views on age gap relationships. We also discuss some of the most popular topics within our private age gap communities and what we have planned for the rest of 2023...and beyond! Here is the BBC article that Carrie referenced: https://www.bbc.com/wor
Healthy Boundary Setting for Age Gap Couples
The holidays can be such a stressful time for age gap couples! This is because family dynamics and unrealistic expectations can all come to a head. Alan and I have a solution! Healthy boundary setting is the key. We talk all about what this means and how to make the holidays joyful and stress-free. We also discuss some ways to handle mean or rude comments from family using healthy boundaries. Abou
Tips When Looking for An Age Gap Relationship
We have had a few listeners ask us for tips on finding an older or younger partners. Here are our best tips for finding love. Let us know if you have other questions or topics you'd like us to answer. About Age Gap Love Story Age Gap Love Story offers information, support, and community to help make your age gap relationship successful. We are Carrie and Alan, a married couple with a 32 ½ year age
Overcoming the Fear of Getting Dumped for a Younger Partner
Today's topic came from our audience. We got a message from an age gap couple with a large age difference. The older partner has a fear that the younger partner will leave him for a younger man. The question is how does the older partner get over worrying that his or her younger partner will leave him for someone his or her own age? We discuss our experience and thoughts and hope that we offered s
Age Gap Couple: We Answer Your Questions!
We are back! We catch you up on Alan's recent medical procedure, plus answer all of your questions from Instagram. Alan answered most of them: - Fave part of being with older man/younger woman - Worst part Fave part of being with older man/younger woman - Worst part about being with older man - How to deal with unsupportive family/friends - Advice for new age gap couples - What do you say to inapp
Pros and Cons of Marriage for Age Gap Couples
Welcome back to Age Gap Love Story! In this episode, we talk about the benefits of marriage for age gap couples, along with some input on when marriage probably isn't appropriate. We also discuss our thoughts on marriage after just recently celebrating our 19th wedding anniversary. Enjoy the episode! About Age Gap Love Story Age Gap Love Story offers information, support, and community to help mak
How to Make Friends When You're in an Age Gap Relationship
When you're young or in school, it can be really easy to make new friends. After all, you're surrounded by people! But, once you hit adulthood, it can be harder to make new friends. And, being in an age gap relationship can make it harder as some people are put off by the unconventionality of age gap relationships. This episode includes tips based on our experience. About Age Gap Love Story Age Ga
What's Important in our Age Gap Relationship (24 Years Together)
In today's episode, we talk about the things that were and are important to our relationship. We talk about how some things have changed over the years that we've been together. We hope that today's video helps people who are new to their age gap relationship and people who've been together a long time. Either way, let us know if you liked the video! About Age Gap Love Story Age Gap Love Story off
Where Have We Been? Our Life Updates & Plans for Age Gap Love Story
We have been absent for awhile from creating content. Here's our life update and some of our plans for the future of Age Gap Love Story. Resources: To submit a question for us to answer on camera (we will not share your name), plus email us using the contact form on our website: https://www.agegaplovestory.com/contact/ Clean Eating Kitchen website (Carrie's food blog) for healthy recipes and healt
Ep #24: How to Manage Life Stage Differences in Age Gap Relationships
In this article, video, and podcast episode, Alan and I discuss our experience managing our differences in life stages, plus what we have learned over the years. About Age Gap Love Story Age Gap Love Story offers information, support, and community to help make your age gap relationship successful. We are Carrie and Alan, a married couple with a 32 ½ year age difference. We've been together since
Ep 23: Our Age Gap Proposal & Wedding Love Story
In this article, video, and podcast episode, Alan and Carrie share the story of their engagement and wedding. Alan and Carrie are the creators of Age Gap Love Story, are dedicated to helping normalize relationships with large age differences and helping to bring a sense of community to people who are in age gap relationships. About Age Gap Love Story Age Gap Love Story offers information, suppor
Ep #22: Keeping the Romance Alive in Age Gap Relationships
Today's episode is a result of several people asking us about how we keep the romance alive, even after being together so long. We have some tips we want to share today. Resources from this episode: What Are the Benefits of Hugging? https://www.healthline.com/health/hugging-benefits The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman https://amzn.to/31DekEK About Age Gap Love Story
#21: What I've Learned: Advice From an Older Man Married to a Younger Woman
Alan and Carrie are an age gap couple with a 32 ½ year age difference who have been together since 1998. In this new video and podcast episode, Alan compiled his tips for making our age gap relationship successful. We hope you enjoy the video and please let us know what you think in the comments. We would also love to know what you've learned about making your partnership work despite a large age
#20: Four Age Gap Stereotypes (& How to Avoid Them)
There are some persistent stereotypes about age gap relationships and people who are in them. We want to dispel some of the myths and share tips on how to avoid being stereotyped. About Age Gap Love Story Age Gap Love Story offers information, support, and community to help make your age gap relationship successful. We are Carrie and Alan, a married couple with a 32 ½ year age difference. We've be
Ep 19: Managing Fear Around Losing Your Older Partner
In today's episode, Alan and I are talking about how I worked through my fear of losing him, including what we've done to plan for the inevitable. We go through several tips for managing this type of anxiety, sometimes known as death anxiety. This topic was bought to us by one of our Instagram followers, and it reminded me (Carrie) of how much I worried about losing Alan after we first got married
Ep 18: Alan Gets the COVID Vaccine
In this new video, Alan and I discuss the experience of making an appointment for him to get the COVID vaccine, plus a review of what it was like and the side effects he experienced. We appreciate everyone's choice to have or not have the vaccine, but we also believe in science and risk management. About Age Gap Love Story Age Gap Love Story offers information, support, and community to help make
#17: Recovering From Divorce & Tips for Second Marriages
Welcome back to Age Gap Love Story. In this video, Alan and I discuss some healthy ways to recover from divorce or separation, and some ways to prepare yourself for a new relationship or a second marriage. We also talk about some of the ways that Alan recovered from his contentious divorce and how we had to deal with the emotional baggage from his first marriage. About Age Gap Love Story Age Gap
#16: FAQs We Always Get About Our Age Gap Relationship
In today's episode, Alan and I are answering frequently asked questions we get about our age gap relationship. Some of the questions we answered include: How old are you? How did you meet? How to find an older person online? How to make the first move as a younger person? How did you plan for one person working and one person retired? Any advice on how to handle your financial future together? F
#15: Reflections from 2020 & Intentions for 2021
Hi everyone and Happy New Year! Alan and I hope you are having a great start to 2021. We recorded a video/podcast with some of our thoughts about 2020 and some of our goals and dreams for 2021. Here are the questions we discussed. Feel free to use these questions as you make plans for the new year. What is my most treasured moment from 2020? Why was this moment so special to me? How did it make me
#14: Surviving the Holidays: Ideas & Tips for Age Gap Couples
Today we are talking about some tips for surviving the holidays when you're in an age gap relationships. Whether you're just dating or you've been together for years, we have some ideas we'd like to share with you. The holidays can be a stressful time even in the best of circumstances. And, having an age gap relationship might add more stress to some families. So, we've put together these tips to
#13: 6 Mistakes to Avoid in Age Gap Relationships & How To Resolve Them
Today we are talking about six mistakes to avoid in age gap relationships, and how to avoid them. We are talking from our experience as well as what we hear from other couples who have a large age difference. Resources: Thrive Market link: www.thrivemarket.com/AgeGapLoveStory Choose a FREE gift, up to $22 value, when you purchase a Thrive Market membership! (1 year and 1 month memberships availab
#12: Staying Healthy During Coronavirus & Flu Season: Our Best Immune Boosting Tips
Today we are talking about staying healthy during both Coronavirus and flu season. We hope that these tips for keeping your immune system strong are helpful. We aren't offering medical advice, but we're sharing our experience and what we've learned. We are also piggy-backing on episode 11 where we talked about the basic guidelines we follow to stay healthy in general. But, of course, we are livin
Episode 11: Healthy Living & Aging: Our Best Exercise, Nutrition, Supplement, & Lifestyle Tips
Welcome to episode 11 of the Age Gap Love Story podcast and YouTube channel! We've had a lot of input from many of you. One concern that comes up a lot is the idea that you've met someone who is older than you and your relationship is going along great right now, but you're concerned about the future and aging. Certainly this is an important topic and one that should be addressed. There are finan
Episode 10: Communicating & Solving Conflict Effectively in Age Gap Relationships
Welcome to episode 10 of the Age Gap Love Story podcast and YouTube channel! In this episode: This topic important and relevant as communication issues are common in all relationships, and having an age difference can make it harder due to generational differences, bad habits from previous relationships, or an imbalance in power between partners. In this episode we discuss some of the types of c
#9 Making the Decision to Have or Not to Have Children in Your Age Gap Relationship
Welcome to episode 9 of the Age Gap Love Story podcast and YouTube channel! In this episode: Making the decision about having children or remaining child-free is complex and should be agreed upon by both partners in any type of relationship. Either way, this decision has lifetime consequences, especially for age gap marriages. In this episode we discuss some of the practical, financial, and emoti
#8 Financial Planning for Age Gap Long-Term Relationships & Marriage
Welcome to episode 8 of the Age Gap Love Story podcast and YouTube channel! In this episode: Today's episode is going deeper into the financial issues of long-term relationships and marriages when you have a large age difference with your partner. From dealing with children from previous marriages to prenuptial agreements, we're going to cover it all. As always, we want to remind you that we are
#7 Basic Personal Financial Considerations for Age Gap Dating and Relationships
Welcome to episode 7 of the Age Gap Love Story podcast and YouTube channel! In this episode: Welcome to episode 7 of the Age Gap Love Story podcast and YouTube channel. Today's episode is all about basic personal financial planning for when you're dating in an age gap relationship. This information is also appropriate for single people who want to become more financially secure. Remember, this i
Episode 6: Dealing with the Public and Strangers When You're in an Age Gap Relationship
Welcome to episode 6 of the Age Gap Love Story podcast and YouTube channel! In this episode: Welcome to episode 6 of the Age Gap Love Story podcast and YouTube channel. Today's episode is all about dealing with the public and strangers when you're in an age gap relationship. We'll talk about some potential challenges and how to deal with them. This is the quote that Carrie shared to help when de
Episode 5: Sharing Your Age Gap Relationship with Friends & Family (& How to Deal With Negative Reactions)
Welcome to episode 5 of the Age Gap Love Story podcast and YouTube channel! In this episode: Welcome to episode 5 of the Age Gap Love Story podcast and YouTube channel. In this episode, we share our best tips for sharing your age gap relationship with friends and family, and how to deal with any potential negative reactions. We share our individual stories about dealing with our family members,
Episode 4: Tips for Dating & Getting Serious in an Age Gap Relationship
Welcome to episode 4 of the Age Gap Love Story podcast and YouTube channel! In this episode: In this episode, we share our best tips for picking a partner, how to make sure that person is right for you, and some specific issues to consider for age gap dating. We discuss financial considerations, baggage from previous relationships, and some overall thoughts on what makes a relationship strong an
Episode 3: Our Age Gap Love Story: Celebrating 17 Years of Marriage
Welcome to episode 3 of the Age Gap Love Story podcast and YouTube channel! In this episode: Welcome to episode 3 of the Age Gap Love Story podcast and YouTube channel. In this episode, we share the story of how we met, how our relationship developed, and how we overcome obstacles related to our 32 1/2 year age gap. Carrie also talks about how she told her mom about her relationship with Alan, a
Episode 2: Getting to Know Carrie & Alan: Age Gap Couple with a 32 1/2 Year Age Difference
Welcome to episode 2 of the Age Gap Love Story podcast and YouTube channel. This is where we introduce ourselves so you can start to get to know us. We also answer some fun and hypothetical questions, including what we would do if we won the lottery, what our favorite movies are, and what makes us happy/sad. Carrie's recipe website is: https://www.cleaneatingkitchen.com Alan's favorite self-help b
Episode 1: What is the Age Gap Love Story Podcast & How We Make Our Age Difference Work
Welcome to episode 1 of the Age Gap Love Story podcast and YouTube channel! In this episode: In this episode, we talk about why we started the channel, who it's for, and how it may benefit you. You can find all of our social media links below. We really want to hear from you! What topics should be cover, what do you need help with, what questions do you have? About Age Gap Love Story Age Gap Lo
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