A 24-year-old Tanzanian man, George, and his 80-year-old partner, Catherine Thomas, have inspired many with their love story.
The couple who are residents of Tanga, have defied odds in defending their love relationship that has attracted a lot of criticism from family and the entire community.
George, who was a school dropout and turned into a boda boda rider in a chat with AfriMax TV explained that he met his 80-year-old girlfriend as he would carry her on his motorbike daily to her business premises as a regular customer. Catherine advised him to quit the boda boda business after they fell in love, for them to bond and spend more time together.
Meanwhile, Catherine, a mother-of-five children, disclosed that she was lonely and wanted to fall in love again after the d£ath of her husband. “People will always try to d£§troy something good. My life without him would be meaningless,” said Catherine during an interview with Afrimax TV.
Some of their critics have accused Catherine of bewitching George and brainwashing him to fall in love with her. On the other hand, other critics term George as an opportunist, taking advantage of the old lady to inherit her wealth.
George revealed that on a particular occasion Catherine left a bag with Tsh6 million (Ksh380,000) with him after he took her home. “It was too late and rainy to return. I took it to the house the next day but didn’t find her,” he said.
According to Catherine, she had forgotten where she had left the money, as she embarked on a three-month trip the following day. “When I returned, he brought back the money, which is how he won my heart,” she said. She was impressed by George’s honesty, hard work, and professionalism, and then requested him to start dating her.
“It took a while to process it, and I said yes. Critics wonder why I love someone as old as my grandmother, but I don’t care,” he said. At first, Catherine’s children could not understand why she fell in love with a man younger than them.
She has a total of five children and several grandchildren, as her firstborn is 43 while the lastborn is 35. However, due to Catherine’s persistence, the children accepted George as her love and partner after the dEath of their father several years ago.
On the other hand, George’s sister, Mary, was disappointed to learn that he was in love with a woman old enough to be his grandmother. According to her, the two love birds were confusing m+dness for love. “The age gap is too much when someone is 50 years older than you. They are confusing love and madness,” Mary stated.
