![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/im-63-and-my-girlfriend-is-25-strangers-slam-the-age-gap-and-say-i-kidnapped-her/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/0_SWNS_AGEGAP_COUPLE_008.jpg&description=Claudio and Semie met on a dating app for affluent singletons when she was just 18 years old but say their relationship is real despite the online trolls calling Semie a gold digger When two people fall in love, they often say it was love at first sight, and they just knew they were meant to be together. But one couple with a 40-year age gap is facing trolls who question their relationship and insist that the 63-year-old man "kidnapped" his 25-year-old girlfriend. Claudio Spilatro met his partner Semie Atadja on a dating app in 2017, when she was just 18 years old. Claudio was looking for an "active" woman after divorcing his ex-wife of 18 years. He bumped into Semie on Seeking, an app designed to connect affluent singletons. Semie said she had been looking for an older, "wiser", man after growing tired of dating "losers" her own age. Claudio took Semie out to lunch and discovered her "bubbly" personality. The pair immediately hit it off, despite her being younger than his 34-year-old daughter. Since then, the pair have travelled the world together - flying first class, staying in five-star resorts and hiring private chefs. They find themselves on holiday at least once a month. But the pair, who have 39 years between them, are regularly targeted by trolls. The critics claim Claudio "kidnapped" Semie, or that she is "using him for his money". The comments initially bothered Semie, but now the couple doesn't let it affect them and they simply "enjoy" each other's company. Claudio, the owner of Pelican Ski and Snowboard shop, from New Jersey, said: "I searched the whole world for a girl like Semie - she's beautiful. People say she's using me for my money, and she doesn't love me. But relationships have to be mutually beneficial. "I bring the ability for Semie to be able to travel and have connections and the benefit to me is a very beautiful, young, active partner - which is exactly what I was looking for." Semie, an estate agent and content creator, also from New Jers){kind=link}
Claudio and Semie met on a dating app for affluent singletons when she was just 18 years old but say their relationship is real despite the online trolls calling Semie a gold digger
When two people fall in love, they often say it was love at first sight, and they just knew they were meant to be together. But one couple with a 40-year age gap is facing trolls who question their relationship and insist that the 63-year-old man “kidnapped” his 25-year-old girlfriend.
Claudio Spilatro met his partner Semie Atadja on a dating app in 2017, when she was just 18 years old. Claudio was looking for an “active” woman after divorcing his ex-wife of 18 years. He bumped into Semie on Seeking, an app designed to connect affluent singletons.
Semie said she had been looking for an older, “wiser”, man after growing tired of dating “losers” her own age. Claudio took Semie out to lunch and discovered her “bubbly” personality.
The pair immediately hit it off, despite her being younger than his 34-year-old daughter. Since then, the pair have travelled the world together – flying first class, staying in five-star resorts and hiring private chefs. They find themselves on holiday at least once a month.