Does age really matter when it comes to falling in love?
That was the premise for the new reality TV show, “Age of Love” and it’s conclusion makes it clear that age does play an important role in finding love --at least for Mark Philippoussis.
When 31-year-old Mark Philippoussis was chosen as the bachelor for the show, he had no idea that there would be women in their 40’s and women in their 20’s all competing for his love and affection.
After a series of group and one-on-one dates, Mark narrowed the field down to two women; 25-year-old Amanda and 48-year-old Jen.
After spending several weeks getting to know each of the women, Mark took Amanda and Jen to meet his parents.
After meeting with his parents, Mark’s mom – who evidently played a key role in his decision making process – made it very clear that she liked Amanda.
“I like the younger one,” said Mark’s mom, not afraid to tell him exactly how she felt.
But the fact that Amanda was so much younger may not have had such an influence on Mark. Perhaps he just had a better connection with Amanda because of her personality.
In my opinion, it was clear very early on that Amanda would be the one left standing in the end. Not only did Mark spend the most time with her, but every time Amanda expressed dislike for any of the other women, Mark would immediately eliminate them from the competition (remember Kelli and Jayanna?).
Do you think age played a factor in Mark’s decision?
If you were Mark, could you realistically see yourself falling in love and spending the rest of your life with someone who was 48?
