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LAST THING THAT WAS ON MY MIND
OR HIS.
>> I WOULD HAVE TROUBLE WITH A
GUY 30 YEARS YOUNGER THAN ME,
BECAUSE I'M AFRAID HE'S GOING TO
YELL OUT "MOMMY" DURING SEX.
>> IS THAT SO WRONG?
>> I DON'T CARE FOR THE NAME
"MOMMY" EXCEPT WHEN IT'S A
TODDLER NEXT TO ME.
ANY DRAWBACKS TO -- HAVE YOU
FUND DRAWBACK?
BECAUSE YOU SOUND HAPPY, HAPPY,
HAPPY.
>> I AM HAPPY.
THERE ARE NO DRAWBACKS.
I MEAN, TRUTHFULLY.
I NEVER PLANNED ON BEING SINGLE
AT 50 YEARS OLD.
I REALLY JUST DIDN'T.
I DIDN'T KNOW I WOULD BE
DIVORCED.
I THOUGHT I WOULD BE MARRIED
FOREVER.
YOU KNOW, THE SITUATION CAME,
I'M DIVORCED, AND I REALLY
DIDN'T KNOW WHAT MY FUTURE HELD.
I MET CHARLIE AND HE WAS JUST
LIKE SUCH AN AMAZING SOUL MATE.
HE'S JUST SUCH A GREAT LISTENER.
>> BUT YOU KNOW, LINDA, THAT
WHEN -- YOU'RE 60 NOW?
>> EXCUSE ME?
I MIGHT HAVE HULK HOGAN BEAT
YOUR BUTT.
>> I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR THE
NUMBER BEFORE AND I CAN'T SEE
YOU FROM THIS DISTANCE, FRANKLY.
>> I'M 50.
>> NO, SHE'S NOT A JAGUAR.
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
>> 50.
>> AND HE'S HOW OLD?
>> 21.
>> OKAY, SO THERE'S A 30-YEAR
DIFFERENCE.
WHEN YOU'RE 70, IT GETS A LITTLE
SHAKY, DON'T YOU THINK?
>> THAT'S THE WEIRD THING.
IF HE DOESN'T MIND PUSHING ME
AROUND IN THE WHEELCHAIR, OKAY,
FINE.
BEEN ON A REALITY LEVEL,
I THINK I AM THE OLDER PERSON IN
THE RELATIONSHIP.
AND HE DOES HAVE A BEAUTIFUL
FAMILY THAT HE CAME FROM.
YOU KNOW, I HAVE TWO CHILDREN
AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT
DOES EVERYBODY THINK, IT IS AN
ISSUE.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST SORT OF
DATING AND I JUST CAME OUT OF A
ROUGH DIVORCE AND A LOT OF
DIFFERENT LEGAL STUFF.
YOU KNOW, HE'S YOUNG.
HE HAS TIME.
SO I THINK THAT THERE'S NOT
REALLY A REAL PRESSURE ON US
RIGHT NOW TO MAKE A DECISION.
IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, I FEEL
LIKE, YOU KNOW, GOD WILL CHART
OUR COURSE AND THAT WILL BE THE
WAY IT GOES.
>> LIKE THEY SAY IN THE 12-STEP
PROGRAM, ONE STEP AT A TIME.
SO THIS IS HAPPENING NOW, ENJOY
YOURSELF.
>> EXACTLY, JOY.
>> LET ME BRING IN MY PANEL.
I HAVE STEVE WARD, HOST OF THE
SHOW "TOUGH LOVE."
AND LINDA FRANKLIN, AUTHOR OF
"DON'T EVER CALL ME MADAM: THE
REAL COUGAR WOMAN HANDBOOK."
I LOVE THAT.
SO STEVE, YOU'RE THE DATING
EXPERT.
HOW DO YOU THINK THIS IS GOING
TO WORK OUT?
>> I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO
WORK OUT LONG-TERM, NO OFFENSE,
LINDA.
SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE HAVING A
GREAT TIME.
>> SHE CERTAINLY IS.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO HAVE THREE KIDS, LET ALONE
TWO, BUT I CAN IMAGINE IT'S
SIMILAR IN TERMS OF MATURITY
LEVEL AND PERSONALITY.
>> NO, IT'S NOT.
I HATE TO DISAGREE WITH YOU, BUT
IT IS NOT.
>> HOW IS IT DIFFERENT?
>> HOW IS IT DIFFERENT?
HE'S JUST THE WAY HE WAS RAISED
AND THE RESPONSIBILITY LEVEL IS
JUST AMAZING.
I DON'T KNOW, HE'S A MAN'S MAN.
>> SO HIS PARENTS RAISED HIM
BETTER THAN YOU RAISED YOUR
KIDS?
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?
>> NO, I'M NOT SAYING THAT AT
ALL.
YOU'RE SAYING THAT.
>> THAT'S WHAT IT IMPLIES.
I SAW THE PHOTO, I WOULD THINK
HE WAS YOUR SON.
YOU GUYS LIKE -- LOOK STRIKINGLY
SIMILAR.
>> SHE'S HAVING A GOOD TIME WITH
HIM.
SHE HAD A ROUGH TIME, SHE JUST
TOLD YOU.
>> UNDERSTANDABLE.
>> SHE'S HAPPY NOW.
LINDA, GET INTO THIS NOW.
THERE'S A TREND IN HOLLYWOOD
THAT'S BIGGER AND BIGGER AGE
BRACKETS.
SUSAN SARANDON, SHE'S A GREAT
GAL AND THERE'S A RUMOR THAT
SHE'S 63 AND HER GUY IS 31.
I MEAN, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE 31
AND GO FOR AN OLDER WOMAN, SUSAN
IS YOUR GIRL.
THEN THERE'S DIRECTOR TAYLOR
WOOD, WHO IS 42 WHO GOT HIS
GIRLFRIEND, A 19-YEAR-OLD
GIRLFRIEND PREGNANT.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> LISTEN, I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK WOMEN ARE FEELING THEIR
POWER AND THEY'RE SAYING IT'S
OKAY FOR THE MEN AND IT'S OKAY
FOR US.
AND THEY'RE NOT WORRIED SO MUCH
ABOUT NOW WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE
SAYING.
THEY'RE SAYING THIS MAKES ME
HAPPY AND IF IT WORKS FOR BOTH
OF US, LET'S DO IT.
AND TAKE ONE STEP AT A TIME.
>> WHAT'S THE APPEAL, THOUGH, TO
THESE EXTREMELY YOUNGER MEN?
>> THERE'S EXTREMES.
I HAVE WOMEN IN MY COMMUNITY
WITH GUYS 20 YEARS YOUNGER AND I
HAVE WOMEN IN MY COMMUNITY WITH
GUYS 10 YEARS YOUNGER.
SO PERSONALLY I COULD NOT SEE
MYSELF WITH A GUY 30 YEARS
YOUNGER BUT IT'S A MATTER OF
TASTE.
ONE THING THAT ALL OF THE WOMEN
SAY IS WHEN THEY START THESE
RELATIONSHIPS, AGE DOESN'T
FACTOR IN.
THEY JUST NEED SOMEONE.
THEY HAVE A CONNECTION.
AND AS THEY MOVE ALONG, THE AGE
THING COMES UP, BUT IT'S NOT
THERE AT THE BEGINNING.
>> OKAY.
EXCUSE ME, IF I MAY SAY
SOMETHING.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> IT'S A DOUBLE STANDARD, OKAY?
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I DATED
OLDER GUYS.
AND NOW THAT I'M OLDER, I'M
DATING A YOUNGER GUY.
WHY DOESN'T ANYBODY THINK THAT
IT'S SO BAD THAT, NO OFFENSE, MY
EX, IS DATING SOMEBODY THAT'S 23
YEARS YOUNGER THAN HIM?
>> HULK HOGAN, EXACTLY.
>> THE DOUBLE STANDARD IS ALIVE
AND WELL AND THAT'S SOMETHING
I'M TRYING TO FIGHT IN MY
COMMUNITY.
IT'S JUST NOT FAIR.
>> HULK WAS ON THE SHOW.
CAN WE SHOW THE TAPE OF HULK
WHEN HE WAS ON THE SHOW WITH ME?
BECAUSE HE DOES MENTION IT.
>> THE WORLD'S CHAMPION,
EVERYBODY LOOKS UP TO YOU.
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL YOUR
FRIENDS AND YOUR FAMILY AND
EVERYBODY THERE IS TELLING YOU
THAT THERE'S A YOUNG KID DRIVING
YOUR CARS AND YOUR MOTORCYCLES
AND BOATS AND SLEEPING IN BED
WITH YOUR WIFE, IT DOES
SOMETHING TO YOU WHEN YOU'RE A
MAN.
>> OKAY.
SEE?
HE DOESN'T LIKE IT, RIGHT,
LINDA?
>> I KNOW HE'S CRUSHED AND I AM
TOO.
IT'S THE END OF OUR FAMILY
RELATIONSHIP AND IT'S A SAD
MOMENT.
IT'S A SAD TIME IN OUR LIVES.
BUT I STILL LOVE HIM.
I LEARNED A LOT FROM BEING
MARRIED TO HIM.
HE WAS A WONDERFUL DAD.
A WONDERFUL FATHER.
AND YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
I'M REALLY NOT BITTER.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU, I --
>> OF COURSE NOT.
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