Billy Joel, at 55, just married a 23 year old woman.  

Not knowing the two at all (except what we know of Joel's public personality), and thinking "Hey, as long as they are happy, whatever", I am just curious what y'all think of a 32 year old spread between newlyweds.

He has a lot of MONEY................

So ye of the long post and flowery words are also a master of the one liner.  BTW, I'm really glad I got to meet you at the party.

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Good for him, although if he was driving a truck or something I doubt he could pull it off!

Reamn. .eom

You as well Dionisios!  I wish I had heard your guitar playing but everytime I headed over to you something happened that involved something oral.  So I got distracted.  PM me with a gig, if you have one and I'll come.

Other than then obvious, what do you do with a 23 year old?

Unless he's been taking hormone treatments to keep him rockin'.  

So, I wonder, would that turn him into Freddy Mercury or Marylin Manson?  

Imagine either of those guys performing a classic Billy Joel song.

though as you say, "Hey, as long as they are happy, whatever."

It would take one helluva act of God to have Freddie Mercury sing a Billy Joel song...or any song, for that matter...from six feet under.

That said, if he did, he could make a great duet with Manson... :P

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As I said, "Hey, as long as they are happy, whatever".  One of my best friends is 33 and is married to a guy 25 years her senior.  I was more curious about the general consensus out there.  

Me myself, I don't see myself dating or marrying someone that much younger than I am, because I like a common frame of reference for conversation and life experience, as well as needs and limitations.  However, you never know unless you are presented with it.  I also have usually dated women a little older than I am, and am finding as I grow older that the women I am interested in are usually older as well.  That's just me, though, and God knows, whatever works for someone, more power.

Exactly, money and power what drive younger women to marry  older men. Kevin Costner who is 49 was just married with a 30 yeras old female, Tony Randal (before he recently died), was married with a woman in her mid thirties, and he was 80+, and on and on. Celebrities no matter how old they are or how bad they look always get anything they want and are never considered  "dirty old men". But if you are decent man, well off, but not a celebrity, suddenly you are a diry old man.
A perfect example are the personals. You see these single  women, those who are mid 20s say will never date someone older than early 30s, and those women in the early to mid 30s who say would never date someone  older than 40, but if they get to know a celebrity suddendly all those requirements about age will go down the toilette.



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The joke died.  It's just a joke!  I'm not going to be broken up about it.  It's not like you're telling me my pet rat Harry died or something.  Now, that would be tragic! I'm really attached to Harry... I raised him from a pup...rescued him from a soybean milk testing lab.  

Yes, I know, the subject was Freddie Mercury's been dead, in fact, for a long time, of AIDS. If Billy Joel turned into Freddie Mercury due to hormones, it wouldn't be the real "Freddie Mercury"... the reference being hormones, not channelling.  It would be Billy Joel + Charisma=???      

Yes, I tried to make a joke with that formula.  I did!  And so the joke died.  So sue me for comedy malpractice!

/Zin  

... other than sex... what could they possibly have in common... now... I'm not saying they are not in love... I'm just saying marriage is hard enough without throwing a major monkey wrench in it... but if that is what the makes the two of them happy... go for it... but don't be surprised if you see the in People in the not too distant future filing for divorce.

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As long as they both can enjoy the spread, rock on![eom]

"You're fired".

It appears MSD that this question is being sidetracked somewhat which is unfortunate. I believe in the situation you are presenting that money and power do play a very big part along with the celebrity status. I, like yourself do seek out women around my own age, it makes for a more common base of interests and experiences. My viewpoint is if it works for them good.

You never can tell two peolpe to place their love under the exacting microscope of logic for any great period of time.

This assuming that their love is genuine in the fist place.

In which case, they're off to as good a start as many . . .

I am not that interested in celebrity.

If they are happy with the choice, then who am I to care.

If they are not happy, well then maybe they shouldnt have undertaken the marriage.

I think marriage and age difference really isnt an issue. I would marry a 55 year old woman, just as easily as a 23 year old one, if I was happy with my choice.

Who gives a crap?!

If he is 55 and she is 23 it is all about the money.  If he is 55 and she is 55 it is all about the money.  If he is 30 and she is 30 then it might be love.