Carrie & Alan

Age Gap Love Story

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The Age Gap Love Story podcast 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.

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Carrie & Alan

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Society

Podcast website

www.agegaplovestory.com

Latest episode

Jul 15, 2025

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Episodes

Celebrating Our Anniversary (Age Gap Married Couple) 15.07.2025

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 03.07.2025

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 27.06.2025

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 to...

Age Gap Couple Discusses Life Stage Changes for Older Adults 03.06.2025

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 23.03.2023

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/work...

Healthy Boundary Setting for Age Gap Couples 10.11.2022

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 29.09.2022

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 25.08.2022

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! 11.08.2022

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 14.07.2022

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 01.07.2022

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) 16.06.2022

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 03.06.2022

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 02.05.2021

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 18.04.2021

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 02.04.2021

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 20.03.2021

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) 28.02.2021

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 14.02.2021

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 07.02.2021

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 29.01.2021

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 17.01.2021

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? Fo...

#15: Reflections from 2020 & Intentions for 2021 02.01.2021

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 23.11.2020

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 t...

#13: 6 Mistakes to Avoid in Age Gap Relationships & How To Resolve Them 09.11.2020

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 availa...

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