A married couple who have a 61-year age gap is planning to start a family even though the husband is reportedly quite older than his wife’s grandfather. The 24-year-old Miracle Pogue and her husband Charles met each other in 2019 while she was employed at a laundry shop.
The pair immediately took a liking to each other and Charles, who is a retired real estate agent, proposed to her in February 2020. However, the couple is thinking of starting their own family by trying IVF to birth their children to ensure that the 85-year-old man fathers his children.
Miracle reveals details of how the relationship began
The 24-year-old disclosed that he made the first move by requesting that she should be the only person to attend to him whenever he visits the laundry. “Charles used to bring in one item of clothing and only wanted me to serve him,” Miracle said. “One day he waltzed in there and threw a piece of paper down and said ‘write down your number’ like he’s a player. He was my knight in shining armor.
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Miracle revealed that even though she understood that Charles was way older than her, she felt good about the relationship. “We had a good vibe going, he didn’t make me feel weird. It was a good conversation, he made me feel comfortable. I knew he was older but I didn’t know his age exactly,” she said. “When I found out I was in too deep, it was a couple of months in and I already had feelings for him. He was my baby and he wasn’t going anywhere. I found out in conversation when we asked each other our date of birth and he said he was born in 1937. I never even placed his age, we just wanted to see how it went. I don’t care if he’s 100 or 55, I like him for him. I thought he was maybe 60 or 70 because he looks so good. He’s always up and active.”
Her father didn’t support her decision
She also disclosed that her mother, Tamika Philips, and her grandfather, Joe Brown, were favorably disposed to the relationship but her father, Kareem Philips vehemently opposed it. “My grandad said if I was happy and it’s what I want to do then he’s happy. My dad was like ‘hell no ma’am, not at all.'”
Miracle claimed that it was a quite difficult task trying to make him see reasons but in the end, he succumbed. “It took a lot of time to convince him but I asked him if he wanted to lose his daughter forever,” Miracle said. “If he didn’t come to my wedding, he would have lost me forever. I told him I needed his support and to walk me down the aisle. Once he got to meet Charles and talk to him, he loved him.”
The couple opt in for IVF
The 24-year-old stated that they sought medical help and they are weighing their options with IVF because she wants her husband to have children even though she knows he might die before her. “I want him to have another generation. We’re looking to go to an IVF clinic to talk about our options,” she explained. “We went to an IVF clinic before but we really felt the pre-judgment even though they don’t know me and it was quite overwhelming.”
She further stated that their decision has been the target of online trolls but she is less concerned thanks to the prospect of her dreams coming true. “Now I’m forgetting it as long as they give me my baby,” Miracle said. “Maybe Charles’s age will stop us from having children but I have an open mind, it may not work.”
Miracle detailed her encounter with online trolls
The 24-year-old noted that her marriage has always attracted a series of criticisms from people who are always surprised at the age difference.”One time we were going to Florida on vacation. We were renting a car and the lady said ‘oh is this your dad?’ and I said ‘yes this is my dad, hey papa, daddy.’ I’m a goofy person so I won’t get mad,” she explained. “In public, I don’t even care, I don’t think of it as being weird I just go about my day. People on the internet make me feel weird.”
Despite negative comments, the lovely wife is however looking on the bright side as she explained that she doesn’t get bothered because she knows that they are both together because they want to. “I get backlash from people who don’t know me or love me, they just call it as they see it. I posted my man online and it blew further than I could even imagine,” she said. “People were saying I’m using Charles, he doesn’t know what’s going on, and saying I should be ashamed. Of course, people mention finances but I’m a nurse. I was starting medical school when I met him. I will be well off with or without Charles, it’s a choice to be with him and it makes me feel good that he chooses me. It’s so crazy that people come after me, he’s the older one. He’s with me of his own free will, he chose me.”