age doesnt matter love is all that matters and if other people don't understand that well then thats their problem
I live in a small rural community as well. I am 41 and my girl is 26. At first we got strange looks for our neighbors, mostly the women as to why such a hot young thing would be with an old guy like me. My friends of course nominated me for an Emmy on that deal. We have been together since she was 19. After a while people started to come around. If they are all uptight about it, fuck em' they aren't worth your time anyway.