Hugh Hefner Engagement to Crystal Harris Newest May-December Romance
Hefner to Become America's Latest Sugar Granddaddy
The 84-year-old Hefner's engagement to one of his Playboys of the Month seems absurd in our culture of love-based marriage since it is hard for most people to picture the 24-year-old Harris has romantic feelings toward the much older man. Hefner and Harris's engagement is a throwback to more primitive societies in which men seek attractive, fertile women and women seek meal tickets with a pulse.
Hef is the December in the May-December romance
Although Crystal Harris was the December Playboy of the Month in 2009, fiance Hefner is the December member of the couple. The month of December is a metaphor for the winter of one's life, as opposed to springlike May, when plants (and women) are just starting to bloom.
If Hefner lived in a nursing home instead of the Playboy Mansion, it is doubtful Harris would have said "yes" to the older man's proposal. But Hefner does not live in a nursing home. Like Anna Nicole Smith, Harris can read the actuarial charts and, given Hef's penchant for life-shortening pipe smoking, she may figure her marriage to Hefner will be a good investment in her future.
While it is nobody's business that Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris are engaged, both Hefner and Harris are public figures who actively seek the limelight. The pair will become the fodder of late night comedians' jokes and the hot topic du jour on "The View."
Although people in primitive cultures approve of much-older men marrying much-younger women, in modern Western societies the phenomenon dredges up negative stereotypes, such as cradle snatcher and gold digger. Young girls grow up thinking Barbie is supposed to marry Ken, not his rich grandpa.
Sources:
http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/12/26/2010-12-26_hugh_hefner_engaged_to_crystal_harris_playboy_founder_to_marry_playmate_60_years.html
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=May-December%20Romance
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28 Comments
Post a CommentHefner looks like a gargoyle. Crystal is one of those women who, when they look at the buldge in a man's pants, they mean the wallet.
More power to both of them. But it's so obvious that she's a gold digger, he knows it and doesn't care.
Ewwwwww, Hef is wearing his jammies to the nursing home soon, what is she thinking.
Once again, Nancy, you beat "them" to the punch. By almost two weeks!
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/06/last-call-at-the-bunny-roundup/?hp
There was a time when the younger women who went with Hef because of his fame and charm in addition to his money. I doubt this crop of youths even really know who Hugh Hefner was. "How ill white hairs become a fool and jester" ~ Shakespeare.
Terrific report, though it makes me ill. How can she not feel like she's crawling in bed with her grandfather?!?!?
Who really cares, what does this old man have to offer to someone who can be his great grandaughter, money? Love means nothing today. Heff give it up.
Great take on this topic. I scratch my head at the men old enough to be my Dad that are carrying on relationships with women that could be my daughter. I guess I just don't understand the attraction.
This is more like an April 1st - December 29th romance. Icky!
True love? Perhaps of money!