So it’s official, Demi Moore has filed for a divorce from Ashton Kutcher. Are we really that surprised? I remember when their marriage was originally announced, all I could think was, “that’s just not going to last”. It’s not that I didn’t think that at the time she was everything to him, I’m not that jaded, it’s just that she was already up there in the years and I could see where with time that could possibly and more likely than not become a problem.

At the time of their marriage, Ashton was 27 to Demi’s 42 a difference of 15 years. She could’ve easily been a young mother to Ashton and if not certainly an Aunt. I know, they say age doesn’t matter. It must matter, when we see young brides with aging or elderly husbands we look at them like they’re gold diggers or insane. Even with Ashton, there were slight rumors of the possible career advancements. Why would these rumors have surfaced if there wasn’t a cloud of speculation between such a large age difference?

I’m not saying at the time he didn’t admire her and even love her, certainly he did or their marriage wouldn’t have lasted as long as it has. I’m simply stating that people with that much of an age difference are and completely different points in their lives. As one grows older, life experience and thrill becomes important. As the other grows older quiet contentedness becomes important, it’s just the way life is. No one’s really at fault, we can’t really fight human aspirations across the lifespan no matter how good intentions were.