My dad says I have ‘daddy issues’ as my hubby’s 28 years older – he’s the same age as my father with the SAME name
A WOMAN has been accused of having m’daddy issues’ by her own dad because of her age gap romance.
Jessica Zirkelbach, 34 and Alan, 62 met ten years ago with Jessica claiming she was attracted to his success at the start of their relationship.
Speaking of their love affair on Truly Jessica said: “People judge our relationship because he has the same name and age as my dad.
“I think my attraction to Alan grew over time as far as physical attraction, but I was attracted to everything else immediately.
“His success, the way he carried himself, the way he was a host, the way he pursued me immediately. He was a gentleman. He used to wear cowboy boots and big cowboy buckles and cowboy hats.”
The pair met after a mutual friend invited Jessica to come to Alan’s for a get together and the pair began dating immediately.
Alan added that they’re often trolled by onlookers and people online who claim ‘she could be your daughter.’
The pair now have a daughter together – but their relationship hasn’t always been smooth sailing.
Alan is the same age as Jessica’s dad and the pair even have the same name.
When she introduced him to her dad, he revealed he thought his daughter had serious ‘daddy issues’.
But now he sees the pair are happy together and a good match.
“People laugh when they hear that my dad is Alan and Alan is Alan. But my dad has always been daddy., And Alan is Alan,” Jessica explained.
Others haven’t been so kind about their relationship, Alan explained the pair were recently on a cruise when three woman made a rude comment about how she could be his daughter.
Jessica added: “The doubts of people pushed us together. When people said comments like, they’ll never last, that only motivated us more to prove them wrong.
“We were checking into the hospital to have our daughter. And the woman at the reception more than once, up to three times, was like, and he’s your dad?”
The clip posted to their YouTube account has since gone viral with almost 9,000 views.
A-list age gap relationships that have stood the test of time
- Kris Jenner & Corey Gamble – 25 years
The Kardashian matriarch met her younger man at a mutual friend’s 40th birthday party in Ibiza. They’ve been together since August 2014. - Sam & Aaron Taylor-Johnson – 23 years
The director and actor reportedly met at a film audition in 2009, and were married by 2012. The pair share two daughters and Sam has two children from a previous marriage. - Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley & Jason Statham – 20 years
The model started dating actor Jason in 2010. They were wed in 2016 and have since welcomed a son and a daughter together. - Catherine Zeta-Jones & Michael Douglas – 25 years
The pair was introduced at a film festival in 1996 and engaged three years later. Shortly after their engagement, the couple welcomed a son and married in 2000.
People were quick to share their thoughts of the romance in the comments section.
One person wrote: “Love is love. If they are happy, that’s all that matters.”
Another commented: “Yeah she’s got serious daddy issues, and he’s got a trophy wife. Sorry definitely do not agree with this, ya’ll need serious counselling.”
“I don’t see any problems with this. And I see this man is still very handsome and smart,” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “You both look beautiful together and it is so nice that you got married and have a beautiful daughter.”
“Her dad looks younger,” claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: “’Attracted to his success’ and that’s how she became a ‘successful woman.’
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