Kate Christensen, 57, a novelist, met her husband, Brendan Fitzgerald, 37, a screenwriter, in New York. They live in Maine with their two rescue dogs
When Kate walked into a New York bar in October 2008, she wasn’t in the mood for a night out. “I’d left my husband two weeks before and was feeling very low,” she says. “I had a sprained ankle and was on crutches, but a friend of mine was in town and wanted me to meet her partner. I went to be supportive.” It turns out it wasn’t the only meeting her friend had in mind. “She told me I was about to meet a beautiful man and that I should give him a chance, despite his age.”
She was introduced to Brendan and sparks flew immediately. “I had no idea there was a 20-year age difference when we started talking,” he says. “But I’d dated older women before, so it wasn’t something I would have noticed.” Overwhelmed by the chemistry between them, Kate took a step back. “I wasn’t ready to start anything new and he was so much younger than me.”
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