BILL'S NEXT RING
Bill Belichick, 72, and 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson’s relationship gets serious with intimate matching jewelry
Basketball great Shaquille O'Neal has waded into the age-gap debate
NFL legend Bill Belichick and girlfriend Jordon Hudson shared a dream Fourth of July together.
The lovebirds seem to have taken their relationship up a notch.
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Belichick, 72, and Hudson, 24, wore matching rings on their left index fingers on a bike ride in Nantucket.
The cheerleader had a small silver band, while the former head coach went for a dark grey design.
They celebrated the occasion on the exclusive island, where Belichick owns a property empire.
Per the Daily Mail, Hudson spent time with his family at the parade before they split off to do their own thing.
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She wore a red top, white jeans and trainers with some flashy sunglasses.
Bill, who owns eight Super Bowl rings, donned a more muted blue shirt and baseball cap with white shorts.
"The island is spectacular," he told N Magazine in 2017.
"The people are great, fishing, bike paths, the lighthouses, the beach, the history — I mean it's got it all.
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"The baked goods there are pretty hard to resist, especially their muffins or cookies."
The 48-year age gap has seen plenty of people question their relationship.
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But NBA icon Shaquille O'Neal has no issue with it.
"Good for him. He only has 10 summers left. He'll be 80 years old," he said on his Big Podcast.
"If he still got enough game to get him a little 20-year-old.
"If he still got them blue boys, more power to him. I'm happy for him."
Belichick and Hudson's romance was kept on the down-low until it hit headlines recently.
The downsides of having a massive age gap relationship
Dr. Jenn Mann, MFT, a licesesed therapist, reveals the key issues experienced by romantic partners with a huge age gap between them.
Dr. Mann claimed it might initially feel exciting when one partner is much younger than the other, like Bill Belichick, 72, and Jordon Hudson, 24, who share a whopping 48-year age difference.
"When people get older, they might just think it is refreshing that a young woman is looking at them adoringly and is attracted to them and is interested in him," Dr. Mann told The U.S. Sun.
"[But] there is a huge gap in life experience — in just years on this planet, in the way that helps us to evolve, develop, and mature."
"Even the most mature young person, when there is a 40-year age gap, the older people are incredibly immature.
"You're not meeting in the middle regarding development and life experience."
Dr. Mann said one common consideration for older male partners would be the younger female wanting a father figure.
"Usually, younger women are drawn to much older men because of unresolved issues with their fathers," Dr. Mann added.
"This could be a lack of attention, love, someone not being there, or even someone being in the household but not being present the way she might wish he was."
Dr. Mann noted that sexual and intimacy issues might begin to be at play, given the older partner may not have as much energy.
What's more, for older men, "it becomes more difficult typically to get and maintain an erection," she said.
"There are problems related to sexual performance, which can create other risks when it comes to taking medication for sexual performance."
Socially, Dr. Mann suggested that issues may arise between a couple when they mix with friends from different generations.
"In this case, if they're hanging with Bill's friends in their seventies or even sixties and fifties, a 24-year-old woman at that table will likely struggle to find common ground socially," she said.
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Tight end Pharaoh Brown, who played for the New England Patriots last year, says he did not come across the beauty.
"One thing about Bill, he keeps football, football," Brown told TMZ Sports.
"He’s living his life. You’ve got to keep the main thing the main thing, and he’s always done that when I was there.
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"I never met her. I’ve still never seen her.
"Never anything of that nature when I was there."