‘I’m 23 but I’m mature enough to marry fiance twice my age’

The woman has fiercely defended her relationship with her older fiancé after their huge age gap garnered negative attention online.

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Amira Rajab, 23, is engaged to her 44-year-old fiance Bryce Wood. Despite fans’ concerns that his age is a "red flag", she claims she is actually the "more mature one" in the relationship.

They have been engaged since July 2022 when Amira was only 21-years-old. The couple are vocal about their support for one another, often taking to their own social media platforms to sing praises about the other.

Bryce has uploaded multiple pictures of Amira, gushing over his love for her.

In one post, he said: "The best partner I could have ever asked for! I love you." In another picture of the couple together, he said: "Because every day is a blessing to get to spend time with you."

Amira reciprocates the love with her own share of posts dedicated to Bryce. In one, she said: "I love living life with you." In other posts, she described him as the "best partner".

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Amira and Bryce

Amira, 23, with fiance Bryce, 44 (Image: Instagram/ amira_rajab)

"I’m so proud of the work that both of us put in these past few months," Amira posted on Instagram following a competition in the summer. "I can’t wait to see where this journey takes us, but for now we celebrate and enjoy each other’s victories. 

Regardless of this, they have not been immune to criticism as many women have warned her to be careful as there is always "some kind of red flag with older men".

Another woman added that she was likely not seeing these "red flags" due to her young age. She said: "Women with life experience see the red flags where as younger women don't unfortunately."

Others refused to get behind it. Another fan said: "When she was born he was 21."

A fan even told her they were in similar position but it did not end well for them, saying: "I did this. 25 now and got a massive bill from my lawyer on VDAY."

When she was asked why her partner was even "looking out for a younger woman", Amira snapped back: "Neither of us knew each other's age when we met organically." 

She additionally demanded her followers "stop being so quick to judge".

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