Freddie Aguilar is currently the subject of
criticisms pertaining to his personal life. The man behind the internationally
acclaimed song “Anak” is very much in love. So what is the fuss about it? The
60-year-old Ka Freddie is in a romantic venture with 16-year-old girl. Calculate
their age difference, then you will know why Mr. Aguilar is in hot water
nowadays.
People were quick to judge Aguilar. They
threw labels at him such as cradle snatcher and pedophile. This name calling
happened immediately after Aguilar announced publicly his relationship with the
very young woman. The singer has even gone to the extent of revealing his
intention to eventually marry her.
I myself was quite shocked with his disclosure,
considering their 44-year age gap. This reminded me very much of other famous
May-December affairs such as that of Vic Sotto and Pauleen Luna, and Hayden Kho
and Vicky Belo.
I was initially inclined to take a negative
stand about the issue, influenced by the ripple of off-putting reactions that it
created. But at the end of the day, it dawned on me that nobody really is in a
position to judge the couple. To start with, their relationship firmly rests on mutual
understanding – neither coercion nor intimidation whatsoever took place.
The bone of contention is their eye-popping
age gap. Aguilar is 44 years her senior, or the girl is 44 years his junior. So
what? It is their own business, not ours. Their relationship may not be the
norm, but there are always exceptions to the rule. Their relationship without a
doubt is a bizarre one, but is there is any law against it? And with two people
intensely in love with each other, everything seems to be just right.
Even what is perceived as wrong is spelled
as r-i-g-h-t.
Happiness is subjective – it varies from
one person to the next. So enough of those condemnations. Let us just leave
them in peace. To love someone younger or older is not a crime.
Age doesn’t matter.
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