Married Couple With 61-Year Age Gap Are Trying For First Kid Despite Him Being Older Than Her Grandfather

A couple with a 61-year gap trying for children says they are considering IVF to make their dream a reality.

After the two met while Miracle Pogue, 24, was working in a launderette in 2019, Charles Pogue, 85, a retired estate agent, proposed to her in February 2020.

Miracle Pogue, 24, met Charles Pogue, 85, in 2019. Credit: Kennedy News and Media

Miracle, a native of Starkville, Mississippi, recalled how they met and fell in love and said: "Charles used to bring in one item of clothing and only wanted me to serve him.”

"One day he waltzed in there and threw a piece of paper down and said 'write down your number' like he's a player. He was my knight in shining armor.”

Charles proposed in 2020. Credit: Kennedy News and Media

"We had a good vibe going, he didn't make me feel weird. It was a good conversation, he made me feel comfortable.”

"I knew he was older but I didn't know his age exactly.”

The couple married in July last year. Credit: Kennedy News and Media

"When I found out I was in too deep, it was a couple of months in and I already had feelings for him. He was my baby and he wasn't going anywhere.”

"I don't care if he's 100 or 55, I like him for him. I thought he was maybe 60 or 70 because he looks so good. He's always up and active.”

The pair are very much in love. Credit: Kennedy News and Media

Miracle said that her father Kareem Phillips, 47, took a little while to warm up to the couple but eventually accepted them and even walked his daughter down the aisle when she married Charles. Miracle also mentioned that her mother Tamika Phillips, 45, and grandfather Joe Brown, 72, were supportive of their relationship from the beginning.

Her dad was harder to convince than the rest of her family. Credit: Kennedy News and Media

Despite having a big age gap, the couple wants to start a family and is considering IVF to make that happen.

Miracle said: "I want him to have another generation. We're looking to go to an IVF clinic to talk about our options.”

Couple are desperate to start a family. Credit: Kennedy News and Media

"We went to an IVF clinic before but we really felt the pre-judgment even though they don't know me and it was quite overwhelming.”

"Now I'm forgetting it as long as they give me my baby. Maybe Charles's age will stop us from having children but I have an open mind, it may not work.”

Miracle was pictured with her mother Tamika. Credit: Kennedy News and Media

"I worry about Charles. At Thanksgiving he got Covid and I broke down, I prepared myself, but the way he gets up and goes every day he's not going anywhere.”

"We prepare for things and he says he might not be here in five years. I tell him he will and he'll outlive us all.”

"I know realistically I'll be around longer than him so I try to live and have fun and experience as much as I can with him. We try to live it up."

Miracle says she's attracted to Charles's laid-back nature. Credit: Kennedy News and Media