Elderly woman, younger man. So what?
The young receptionist in the ENT practice gave us a look that could be described as touched with some goodwill. "That's nice," she said, "that the son accompanies the mom to the doctor." I felt my right side of my body suddenly warmed by a few degrees. That was because right next to me was not my mom, but my fiancée stood. And she cooked. It is up to the receptionist that we were in the office for the first time and she had never seen us before. But that's all I can think of to her apology.
Well, my fiancé is twelve years older than me. Still, I do not think the receptionist said to Richard and Cathy Lugner: "Oh, how sweet, Grandpa comes with his granddaughter." Yes, I know that Cathy is the ex again, that was in the "Bunte" lately, but I liked the example so much. You can always replace Richard Lugner with Oskar Lafontaine (26 years older than his wife), Bruce Willis (23 years older?) Or Peter Maffay (38 years older?). Everything normal, right? At least it's socially recognized that older men go fishing for younger women. Or be fished by them? Anyway. I believe that Bruce Willis would be well received by young women even without his fat bank account. Especially when he (as usual) wears his torn undershirt. But ex-SPD Oscar or Seven Bridge Peter have not really won the six-in-a-row in the lottery and their appeal is most likely to be expressed in a number with many zeros.
One thing I can already clarify: It's definitely not money for my fiancee and me. Sometimes it's not money, but that's another story. If I'm a bit puffy now, I apologize, but whenever it comes to my sweetheart, I get into raptures. We are just soulmates. A rare gift of love and, consequently, we have already become engaged four weeks after our first meeting. That was in the fall of 2011. Logically, she was already twelve years older than me, but Hey: Who cares? S? We do not care about our environment all the more. Luckily, we are in top celebrity society and together with Iris Berben, Katharina Thalbach, Caroline Beil and Heidi Klum, we will pave the way for unconventional couples like us as the spearhead of a new trend. These ladies all have a much younger man and like to show him in public. However, the celebrity bonus comes into play here: Everyone knows that it is the man / partner / lover and NOT the son. Unfortunately we do not have this bonus.
I'm blessed with a relatively thick coat, thank goodness. My fiancée, too, basically, except she is considered my mother. This has happened several times and has always caused emotional turmoil in our otherwise extremely harmonious coexistence. After the last incident of this kind in a boutique (oh, that the son paid the blouse but is charming ??) we had the faxes really thick. Strategies were needed to prevent such situations. We then collected ideas and tested them in everyday life in Berlin on their practicality. Speaking of Berlin: Even here, where the shrill extraordinary is almost a good thing, we come up as a couple. And that REALLY means something. But to our strategies:
Be offensive!
Many situations can be mitigated in advance, if you make clear announcements. My name is Kriss M. and this is my fiancée. Point. Works wherever you are together for the first time, whether in the doctor's office or during a consultation in the bank.
Set pair signals!
No, we do not (usually) smack wildly in the subway, but our clear body language makes it clear that we are lovers. We also like to go hand in hand or hug ourselves in public.
Verbal signs!
Our nicknames are private and remain so (we are still with the small animals, you know: the bigger the animals are?). But a? TREASURE, do you ever pack, I'll pay more quickly? At the supermarket checkout prevents oblique remarks. And yes, there are cashiers who feel they need to comment on everything, including the alleged mother-son relationship of their customers. This is what happens at Netto.
Fortunately, we do not have to pretend for any of these behaviors or feel funny about it. Authenticity is the key word: we love each other and everyone is allowed to see it. Meanwhile, we seem to radiate the couple-be so strong that it has come since the boutique incident to no mother-son confusion. For some lonely envious people maybe too strong: So recently, a typical Wilmersdorf widow on the Kudamm of my loved ones in passing a? Outrageous? hissed in the ear. Of course we held hands. :)
