OT: BB robs the cradle!

[Bella*chick]

Are you single? Some of us here might be interested.

Alas, I am married. And to a younger man! But only by a year and 5 months. Slightly different than say, fifty years and a month!

 

[vicspats]

Wow what a long off season …

 

[Kdo5]

Wow what a long off season …

To be fair our team is pretty damn boring.

 

[Tunescribe]

To be fair our team is pretty damn boring.

Ah, finally. A reasonable explanation why BB was photographed doing the walk of shame last November.

 

[bobbutts]

I don't judge other guys for their consensual adult relationships.

 

[Tunescribe]

I don't judge other guys for their consensual adult relationships.

How about rich, famous, public figures/celebrities?

 

[Kdo5]

I don't judge other guys for their consensual adult relationships.

I think I’d judge any old grandpa dating a 20 y/o. Of course dirty Bill is free to flip us the bird and do what he likes.

 

[n1997y]

My kids are in their 20s. I cannot imagine my daughter bringing home Bill to a BBQ. "Dad, this is my new BF!" He'd probably get a punch in the mouth.

Gross. Glad it ain't my kid.

EDIT: what could they talk about? I went to the mall today. *hairflip*.

You love your adult daughter so much you’d punch out her heartthrob because he doesn’t fit your notions of propriety?

That’s way too controlling, man.

You’re sick. Seek professional help. And don’t be surprised if your kids stop coming home as soon as they are of age.

 

[n1997y]

I can’t say what I’d do in that situation. I won’t be his age for another 40+ years and I won’t ever be as rich as him.

I’m his age now, and I’d study deductive logic with her any day!

 

[n1997y]

You all are projecting. Your comments say more about you than about what you’re commenting on.

One of my first jobs after college I worked with a guy who was much shorter than I. I’m several inches over six feet tall. He was over a foot shorter. I was very uncomfortable around him because of the height difference. We became good friends, and eventually I got comfortable with the realization he was just like me, except short.

Same thing happened dealing with colleagues who were much older. Took awhile to outgrow thinking like a kid, and learning to accept them as peers, people just like me except for being a different age.

Reading the comments it seems some folks on here never got that last concept.

Folks are asking what would a 24 year old and a 72 year old have in common?

But they would not have a problem with a 24 year old who grew up in Boston or NYC dating a 24 year old from Midland or Odessa Texas, and what would those two have in common?

I grew up in a small town, but NYC, Philly, and DC were close enough that I felt I grew up open minded from experiencing diverse perspectives. Then I spent the Blizzard of ‘78 snowed in with a co-worker and her husband, and had to rethink assumptions that had never been challenged before. Specifically, is marital infidelity cheating when it’s not against the rules?

Again it’s obvious many on here have never questioned their assumptions like that. Or faced the reality that their rules aren’t universal for everybody else.

Likewise it’s obvious many folks on here have no concept of how things work for VIPs like BB or Kraft. They live in a bubble. They don’t usually get the chance to have casual conversations or meet people outside their bubbles. BB is a genius level intellect, focused on coaching. He probably saw a textbook on deductive logic and wondered how he could use it to improve his football team. That seems much more likely than he saw a cute cheerleader and started grooming her right away, especially since he already had an apparently healthy romantic relationship. They had a good conversation, both agreed to stay in touch (as JMT pointed out, she was equally responsible for that free will decision). We can’t know who dialed the calls, but we do know neither one hung up. So they both share responsibility. We do know it took several years for a relationship to grow.

We have no idea what the power dynamics are between them. Not our place to worry about that. Maybe she’s dom and that’s his kink. Maybe he’s dom and that’s her kink. Maybe they’re just two people who have found each other more interesting the more they’ve gotten to know each other. NONE OF THAT IS ANY OF OUR DAMN BUSINESS!

 

[n1997y]

Like you wouldn't have any problem whatsoever with your daughter dating a man 50 years older than her.... sure

BB isn’t that much older than my daughter, but I wouldn’t have a problem with them dating, I’d just know his kink is being sub. Or just maybe switch, although less likely.

 

[archstanton543]

"Specifically, is marital infidelity cheating when it’s not against the rules?"

Yes. Sexual exclusivity is part of the lifetime contract.

 

[Water Boy]

You love your adult daughter so much you’d punch out her heartthrob because he doesn’t fit your notions of propriety?

That’s way too controlling, man.

How old are you?

You’re sick. Seek professional help. And don’t be surprised if your kids stop coming home as soon as they are of age.

Right. I'm sure they'd be pissed to know their parents wouldn't be comfortable with them dating an AARP member.

 

[Stu Pidassle]

Ah, finally. A reasonable explanation why BB was photographed doing the walk of shame last November.

It sounds like the women likes older men. Now the question is who was BB trying to avoid, the girls dad or her previous 64 yo boyfriend?

Rumored Bill Belichick Girlfriend's Ex Defends Relationship

The ex of Bill Belichick's rumored girlfriend defended her amid the chatter about her relationship with the former Patriots head coach.

nesn.com

 

[archstanton543]

It sounds like the women likes older men. Now the question is who was BB trying to avoid, the girls dad or her previous 64 yo boyfriend?

Rumored Bill Belichick Girlfriend's Ex Defends Relationship

The ex of Bill Belichick's rumored girlfriend defended her amid the chatter about her relationship with the former Patriots head coach.

nesn.com

Massive daddy issues.

 

[Wozzy]

Aw look, it’s a gif of her from when BB was hired as coach.

But when Cher does it the empowerment for women is inspiring…

 

[sb1]

Another reason of several to be glad he’s gone. No question this is a distraction if he’s still in NE.

 

[BobDigital]

Interesting perspective. But it might help to consider that the human brain is not fully developed until age 25. And as you suggest, social media has blunted young people's real-world experience delaying maturity. I'd say she's at a decided disadvantage unless gifted with an unusually high IQ. The real question is if/how she benefits from this affair financially, that's key. I'm curious about her parents, perhaps she didn't have a father growing up?

I wonder more about BB's apparent lack of wisdom. Maybe the team's downward trajectory was harder on him than we thought. Worst case scenario: both are stupid enough to believe it's true love. Best case: both understand it's transactional and temporary.

I understand the human brain development argument, but i never bought into it entirely after a certain point. The brain doesn't develop in a completely linear way. The more it develops the more it slows down developing in general. A much simpler way to put it is the gap between a 3 year old and 7 year old is much larger than the gape between a 7 year old and 11 year old just as that gap is much larger than that between an 11 year olds and 15 year old (and so on). By the time someone is in their late teens the brain development has slowed down greatly We are not talking huge differences the way we were earlier.

It slows even more once a person is in their 20s. The difference between 22, 23 24 and 25 is practically negligible from a brain development standpoint. At that point the growth of a person has much more to do with experiences than any development of the brain. Technically it exist but not in a way that can really be termed meaningful. So i really don't like it being used as an argument. Cause it stats a fact with incomplete information and frames it to be mean something it shouldn't.

Not to mention I don't find the fully developed brain argument to be a good one. One doesn't need a fully developed brain to be responsible for their choices. They need a developed enough brain. A mind that has passed a certain threshold where it is reasonable to attach responsibility to said person. At 24 she has clearly passed that threshold and if she does not realize she is making a mistake she should have to deal with learning from it.

As for how she benefits financially, I'm sure it will benefit her more than if she dated a guy her own age who was an unknown, I'll leave it at that. I believe she knows exactly what she is doing from that perspective. Besides the gifts I'm sure she'll get (not to call her a gold digger) her social media influence has massively grown already which can be leveraged for modeling gigs, simps and upper her profile so she may be able to land a better longer term man than she could have before.

And I would be shocked if anyone thinks this is true love, particularly those in this relationship. Doesn't mean they can't enjoy it knowing what it is.

 

[Rob0729]

The way I look at it is if they are happy and treat each other well, who cares? I think it is funny that people get more outraged about a 24 year old woman dating a guy decades older than a 24 year old who dates a major douchebag who treats her like absolute garbage and is her age.

But that said, it is a little weird that her parents were probably her age and Belichick was probably her parents age now when the Patriots won their first Super Bowl.

 

[n1997y]

"Specifically, is marital infidelity cheating when it’s not against the rules?"

Yes. Sexual exclusivity is part of the lifetime contract.

What if the two parties to the contract did not include it in the contract terms?