July 6th 2023.
Annabelle Baugh first felt something special for her partner of 21 years when she was 18 and he was 34. At 45, Annabelle still remembers the first time they met. She was working for a firm of financial advisors across the street from Simon's own company. When Annabelle became unhappy with her job, she moved over the road to work for him.
"There was just something about him," Annabelle says, reflecting on their first meeting. "He wasn't my type or anything, but I liked being around him and the sound of his voice. He made me feel really confident and good about myself."
Although Annabelle and Simon got along great, their relationship didn't blossom until years later. Annabelle was still married when they first met, and was adamant that nothing would happen between them. Instead, Simon became Annabelle's financial advisor when she bought her first house at 20.
However, things changed when Annabelle called Simon to cancel the policies she had been paying him for and re-mortgage her house. To her surprise, Simon told her he was taking a few weeks off work after splitting with his wife of 20 years.
Annabelle was living with her parents while some work was being done to her house. She was so excited to see Simon again that she ran to her mother with the news. Her mother, who is 16 years younger than Annabelle's father, gave her some wise advice: "Let him acclimatize, and they might get back together - you never know."
With that in mind, Annabelle and Simon arranged to meet and talk finances when he was ready to go back to work. After four months of Simon helping Annabelle with her post-divorce admin, she finally asked him out - and he said yes.
Two weeks later, Annabelle moved in with him, and ten months after that, she got pregnant with their son, Byron. Simon already had two children from his previous marriage, Louie and Hannah. They instantly welcomed Annabelle into their family.
Annabelle says she's always had a thing for older men. Her father was 50 when she was born, and he always seemed young to her.
"I think my dad felt like Simon would be a good, steady influence on me because I was a bit wild when I was 25," she reflects.
Today, Annabelle is a senior content marketer at Exposure Ninja while Simon is still a financial advisor. Even after 21 years, their relationship is still going strong.
Annabelle Baugh first met her partner of 21 years when she was 18 and he was 34. She was working across the street from his own firm of financial advisors when she grew unhappy in her own company and decided to move over the road to work for him. She recalls the first time she met him, saying, "There was just something about him, it's hard to put your finger on these things. It wasn't that he was amazingly good-looking or my type or anything like that - not that I really had a type. It was just that I liked being around him and the sound of his voice. He made me feel really confident and good about myself."
At the time, Annabelle and Simon were both married to other people, meaning their romance didn't blossom until years later. When Annabelle bought her first house at 20, Simon became her financial advisor and helped her set up a few policies. When she split up with her husband at 24, she called Simon to cancel the policies and re-mortgage her house. That's when he told her that he had recently split up with his wife after 20 years.
Annabelle got pregnant with baby Byron ten months into their relationship. She remembers running to her mum to talk about seeing Simon again, and her mum - who is 16 years younger than her dad - had sage advice. "She was like, 'Well if it's been 20 years, you might want to give him a little bit of time - don't jump on him straight away, let him acclimatise. And they may get back together - you never know.'"
So after around four months of Simon helping her with her post-divorce admin, Annabelle asked him out and he said yes. Two weeks later, she moved in with him and around ten months after that, she got pregnant with their son Byron. Simon already had two children from his previous marriage, a boy and a girl, and they all took to Annabelle straight away.
Annabelle says she doesn't have a type but admits to "always having a thing for older men". She believes her dad felt like Simon would be a good, steady influence on her because she was a bit wild when she was 25. She says, "I think I just didn't want to mess around."
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