A couple with a 25-year age gap shared how strangers mistake them for grandad and grandson.
Christopher Amato, 31, and his husband, John, 56, met on a dating app back in November 2019.
They matched all down to pure luck as Christopher was holidaying in Cuba, while John had been on a cruise ship.
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Despite their 25-year age gap, the pair quickly fell head over heels for one another.
But the couple face hateful comments about their relationship on a daily basis, with some wishing death on them.
And strangers even assume John is Christopher's grandad.
Christopher is the same age as one of John's daughters – who told her dad "as long as you're happy, I'm happy".
John feared Christopher's mum, Lori Ross, 55, wouldn't accept their relationship, as she's two years younger than him.
The dad-of-one, from Portland, US, said: "Lori and I have a great relationship, I'm older than she is but it's nice we're the same age and grew up in the same era.
"When she comes down to visit it's like we've been friends forever, I'd say she's one of my closest friends."
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Speaking about his new relationship, John added: "When we first got together, I was a bit worried about our age gap, only because I have a daughter the same age as Chris, so I was a little reluctant to message him back.
"But when I realised it was going somewhere, I called my daughter and explained. She just said 'dad, as long as you're happy, I'm happy for you. That took a lot of pressure from me and made me feel really good."
Christopher, originally from Canada, moved to Portland in November 2021 after dating John for almost two years.
He left his job working for the Canadian postal service to follow his heart and marry John, a general manager of a family bakery.
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They married in October 2021 in the Little Church of the West in Las Vegas, US.
The pair share their relationship and day-to-day lives with a staggering 15,000 followers on their Instagram and TikTok.
However, the couple face their fair share of backlash due to their age difference.
Christopher said: "We've had our social media accounts suspended from TikTok 12 times because we end up getting bullied and reported by people for no reason."
He added: "People comment 'where's the old man? How come you're in the hot tub with your grandfather? Why'd you marry your dad? Or sometimes even say John's a paedophile.
"We've been called every name you could think of – people have wished us dead and said they hope we get AIDS or monkeypox – it's relentless.
"There have been a couple of people that come on our lives and honestly think John is my dad if we're sitting at the table, but I just say 'no, that's my husband' and they apologise."
Despite facing negative backlash, the couple found their family and friends to be really supportive.
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John said: "The first night I met Chris I thought to myself 'this is the guy I'm going to marry' and look at us now three years later.
"We got engaged after two months, and people said that it was way too fast, but it's our life not theirs.
"Everything's worked out for the best, everyone loves Chris now. It really baffles me that everybody worries about everyone else rather than themselves."
Chris added: "John is definitely the love of my life, there's no one else I've ever made that ever made me feel the same way that John does."
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