Are age gaps the secret to happy relationships? As Al Pacino announces ... trends now
Al Pacino's and Robert De Niro's giant age gaps with their partners may be socially frowned upon, but research suggests couples with decades between are more romantically satisfied.
A team of scientists from Australia's Deakin University suggests these couples report greater trust and commitment and lower jealousy than similar-age couples.
'Over three-quarters of couples where younger women are partnered with older men report satisfying romantic relationships,' according to researchers.
This could hold weight in the idea that Pacino, 83, and Noor Alfallah, 29, announced Wednesday that she is eight months pregnant, while De Niro, 79, and Tiffany Chen, 45, welcomed a baby girl this month.
The age-gapped couples likely see the relationship as a good investment - women are attuned to looking for a partner with statutes and resources, and men seek out child bearers, according to scientists.
Researchers also noted that men tend to value attractiveness and vitality more than women because these features indicate fertility - another evolutionary standpoint.
Al Pacino, 83, and Noor Alfallah, 29, announced Wednesday that she is eight months pregnant
Pacino and Alfallah have been romantically linked since April 2022 and are now expecting their first child together.
The Scarface leading man is already father to three children with two women: he shares 22-year-old twins Olivia Pacino and Anton James Pacino with Beverly D'Angelo; and Julie Pacino, 33, with Jan Tarrant.
News of the pregnancy comes weeks after the actor's longtime colleague De Niro, welcomed his first child with Chen, who he has been with since August 2021 - but the Godfather star had six children prior.
There is a stigma around age-gap couples like Pacino's and De Niro's relationships - they typically do not last.
The team at Deakin University has found evidence that breakups are not always the case, according to a press release.
These findings can be found among other famous couples with giant age gaps, such as George Clooney, 62, and Amal Clooney, 45, have been together for nearly a decade.
