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I was 18 when I met my 56-year-old husband; His previous 2 marriages were for green cards but I know our love is real

I was 18 when I met my 56-year-old husband; His previous 2 marriages were for green cards but I know our love is real

A WOMAN insisted her marriage to a man 38 years her senior was true love, despite her previous two marriages being for green cards.

Leah, 23, met Brit Gary, 61, when she was just 18 and the couple have been together for six years.

Leah was just 18 years old when she met Gary.

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Leah was just 18 years old when she met Gary.Credit: youtube/@lovedontjudgeshow
Couple claims their marriage wasn't for green cards

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Couple claims their marriage wasn’t for green cardsCredit: youtube/@lovedontjudgeshow

The couple first met over the phone flirt The app where Leah lied about her age, claiming to be 21.

Intrigued by Gary, Leah winked at him and the two decided to meet Leah in the Philippines, taking a chaperone with her.

“I was scared because I had never dated a stranger,” she told Love Don’t Judge.

Leah said she was physically attracted to Gary when they met, while she was impressed by his “innocence”.

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“I could see that this was the kind of person I was looking for because I wanted a traditional Filipino woman,” he added.

The duo lives in the Philippines and Leah spends her time cooking and as a stay-at-home wife, she cleans for her husband.

Gary said he wasn’t bothered by the age difference and didn’t care “whether they were 21 or 41.”

However, he admitted that at first he was worried Leah was lying to him about her age because he wasn’t sure he could trust Leah.

However, he had already developed feelings for Leah and so he decided to forgive her.

Leah said people thought she was only with Gary. moneyHowever, when the two first met, he was bankrupt.

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Leah is often called a gold digger, while Gary is heavily criticized for dating someone younger than his son.

“In the Philippines it’s not uncommon to see a guy my age with a girl Leah’s age, people don’t understand the cultural differences,” Gary said.

Gary has been married twice before, and both of those marriages were for green cards.

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The Englishman used his first marriage to obtain residency in the US and remarried to obtain residency in the Philippines.

Gary said he wasn’t proud of their green card marriage and was “ashamed” of his actions.

He added that he had learned a lot and said his third marriage was “all about love.”

“Gary is right for me, there are so many things I love about him,” Leah said.

“He is very mature and the leader of our house.”

Gary added: “He makes me feel young and has a bubbly personality.

“She’s smart and a great cook.”