{"id":5613,"date":"2023-11-24T18:33:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T17:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=5613"},"modified":"2023-11-24T18:33:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T17:33:04","slug":"the-young-woman-who-married-an-85-year-old-makes-a-shocking-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=5613","title":{"rendered":"The Young Woman Who Married An 85-Year-Old Makes A Shocking Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although this married couple from Mississippi has a 61-year-old age gap, they vow to begin IVF therapy, so they can start a family. The 24-year-old bride, Miracle Pogue, was working in a launderette in 2019 when she met her 85-year-old husband, Charles Pogue. During their time at the laundromat, they became fast friends and launched a spicy romance. Because Charles does not have any children of his own, the newlyweds are looking into IVF treatment so Miracle can become pregnant with the elderly man\u2019s firstborn child.<\/p>\n<p>Charles Pogue is a retired real estate agent. After befriending Miracle and maintaining their friendship for more than a year, he decided to propose marriage to the young Black woman in February 2020, right before the pandemic swept across the United States and shut the world down.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A-1-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"500\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A-1-1.webp 289w, https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A-1-1-173x300.webp 173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After Mircale\u2019s family saw how happy the retiree made her, they were supportive of her plans to marry the elderly gentleman. Her mother, 45-year-old Tamika Phillips, and her 72-year-old grandfather Joe Brown were her biggest supporters. Her father, 47-year-old Kareem Phillips, was much harder to convince that marriage to the elderly man was a good idea.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AA-1-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"363\" height=\"500\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AA-1-1.webp 363w, https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AA-1-1-218x300.webp 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Miracle said: \u201cCharles used to bring in one item of clothing and only wanted me to serve him. One day, he waltzed in there and threw a piece of paper down and said \u201cwrite down your number\u201d like he\u2019s a player. He was my knight in shining armor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a good vibe going. He didn\u2019t make me feel weird. It was a good conversation. He made me feel comfortable. I knew he was older, but I didn\u2019t know his age exactly. 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\u2019t going anywhere.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AAA-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"395\" height=\"500\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AAA-1.webp 395w, https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AAA-1-237x300.webp 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI 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\u2019t care if he\u2019s 100 or 55. I like him for him. I thought he was maybe 60 or 70 because he looked so good. He\u2019s always up and active.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AAAA.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"499\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AAAA.webp 634w, https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AAAA-300x236.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cMy grandad said if I was happy and it\u2019s what I want to do, then he\u2019s happy. My dad was like, \u2018hell no, ma\u2019am, not at all.\u2019 It took a lot of time to convince him, but I asked him if he wanted to lose his daughter forever. If he didn\u2019t 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AAAAA.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"481\" height=\"500\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AAAAA.webp 481w, https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AAAAA-289x300.webp 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Charles added: \u201cMiracle has got a lot going for her. She\u2019s got her life in order. She\u2019s great. The wedding day was wonderful. It was the best day of my life. There\u2019s no problem with the age difference.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although this married couple from Mississippi has a 61-year-old age gap, they vow to begin IVF therapy, so they can start a family. The 24-year-old bride, Miracle Pogue, was working in a launderette in 2019 when she met her 85-year-old husband, Charles Pogue. 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