AS SHE leaves the dancefloor, wrapped around her boyfriend, Dawn Gadsby knows all eyes are on her. Everywhere she goes, she and her boyfriend, Tom, seem to attract so much attention. For at 53, Dawn has bagged a lover who is an amazing 25 years younger – and she’s living the life to match.
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Dawn says: “Some people are probably envious, others disapprove, but everyone who knows us thinks it’s great. “We get on so well together and I actually feel much better and younger than I did in my 30’s. I’m really living life, and it’s all thanks to Tom.”.
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The couple got together in August 2023 after meeting as friends a couple of years earlier. At 28, he is 25 years her junior. Dawn says: “I met Tom through friends, but nothing happened and I didn’t imagine it would, because of the age-gap, although I found out afterwards he had been telling his friends how much he fancied me and wanted to be with me.
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“I was in a bad relationship and after that ended, I found I could concentrate on myself. “Tom got in touch that August and we arranged to meet for coffee. “I was feeling really good about myself, and that coffee date something changed between us, there was definite chemistry.
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“It was pretty instant, and within a couple of weeks we were living together. “I have never gone for younger men before and Tom has never gone for older women, it's simply because of who we are that we are attracted to each other.”. Dawn’s happiness comes after a lifetime of struggle.
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