Newlyweds, 24 and 85, Are Undergoing IVF to Have a Baby So He Can Become a Father for the First Time

Miracle and Charles have a 61-year age difference. Charles is 13 years older than Miracle’s grandfather. However, neither this nor the judgment from other people has stopped the couple in love. Last year, they got married, and now they want to have children through IVF.

How they met.

Miracle Pogue, aged 24, and Charles Pogue, who is 85 years old, met while she was working at a laundromat in 2019 and the pair quickly became close friends.

Miracle explained that Charles, who is a retired real estate agent, would come in with only one item of clothing, and his only request would be for her to assist him. She noted, ’’One day he waltzed in there and threw a piece of paper down and said: ’Write down your number.’ He was my knight in shining armor.’’

They didn’t allow age to become an obstacle.

The young woman explained that Charles had a “good vibe going.” She says that he made her feel comfortable.

Miracle revealed that she knew Charles was older, but she did not know his exact age. And when she did eventually discover how old he was, 2 months had already passed and she “had feelings for him.”
She explained, ’’He was my baby, and he wasn’t going anywhere.’’

The young bride further explains that her husband’s age doesn’t really matter to her. She emphasizes, “I don’t care if he’s 100 or 55, I like him for him. I thought he was maybe 60 or 70 because he looks so good.” She added, “He’s always up and active.”

Not everybody accepted their relationship at first.

Miracle stated that her mom Tamika, 45, and grandfather Joe, 72, were supportive of their relationship from the beginning, as they observed the joy Charles brought her. However, her father Kareem, 47, was more difficult to convince.

She explained, “My grandad said if I was happy, and it’s what I want to do, then he’s happy. My dad was like, ’No ma’am, not at all.’” However, her father ended up accepting the situation otherwise, he would’ve “lost his daughter.”

Miracle admitted, “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.” And in the end, the 24-year-old got her perfect wedding, and she describes it as the “best day” of her life.

Miracle receives a lot of negative comments daily.

When Miracle first posted a photo with her husband on social media, she never expected such a strong reaction. In the end, she was inundated with a wave of negative criticism and hate.

“In public, I don’t even care. I don’t think of it as being weird, I just go about my day. People on the internet make me feel weird. People were saying I’m using Charles, that he doesn’t know what’s going on, and saying that I should be ashamed. Of course, people mention finances, but I’m a nurse. I was starting medical school when I met him.”

People are not only discussing Charles’ age but also Miracle’s age. They even leave unflattering comments on TikTok. One commenter wrote, “24? No way. I’ve got to see proof, and if you’re 24, I’ll never try to guess ages again.” Another said, “42 she meant.” Miracle hit back, insisting that she was born in 1998 and asserting that she might appear older because she doesn’t dress in an extravagant manner.

They want to start a family.

Miracle explains that people criticize them online for their big age gap, but it “doesn’t make a difference.” She even revealed that they are “looking forward to starting a family together” and that she hopes to have 2 children with Charles, who doesn’t have any kids.

She noted, “I want him to have another generation. We’re looking to go to an IVF clinic to talk about our options.”

The young woman admitted that their IVF journey isn’t an easy one and that she found the experience at the clinic to be “quite overwhelming.”

However, Miracle is willing to ignore those challenges by choosing to stay positive and hopeful. She says, “Now I’m forgetting it as long as they give me my baby. Maybe Charles’s age will stop us from having children, but I have an open mind. It may not work.”

“We prepare for things, and he says he might not be here in 5 years. I tell him he will, and he’ll outlive us all. I know realistically I’ll be around longer than him, so I try to live and have fun and experience as much as I can with him. We try to live it up.”

We believe that age is not a barrier to true love. This is proven by strong couples with a significant age difference. Whether the man is older or the woman, true love doesn’t pay attention to numbers.