The couple has had to defend themselves many times over their age difference but they don't give too much importance to it.
We hear often that love has no boundaries but there are only some couples who prove it to be true. They look beyond color, race, age, or even gender when searching for a partner. They inspire the rest of us to be as accepting of people with their true love.
Nick Jonas, 27, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, 38, were born 10 years and a few months apart in two different continents. They didn't find each other until 2016 when Jonas messaged her on Twitter. It took a few more months for them to meet in person. In February 2017, Jonas saw her at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party and he did the unthinkable. "And I put my drink down," Jonas told Vogue, "get on one knee—this is in front of a bunch of people—and I say, 'You're real. Where have you been all my life?'" He asked her to have a drink with him and she did.
Eventually, they met again in 2017 a few months down the line for a drink and she invited him over to her apartment where her mom was watching TV in her nightgown. He met Chopra's mother, Madhu. The duo finally stepped out together for the MET gala that year. The rest is history. The couple married on December 1, 2018, and have been going strong ever since. However, they faced a lot of criticism from people who got angry over the age difference between the former Miss World and the Disney star.
Chopra pointed out that there was a double standard operating behind the backlash they were facing. "People gave us a lot of shit about that and still do," she told InStyle magazine. "I find it really amazing when you flip it and the guy is older, no one cares, and actually people like it."
One opinion piece called her a "global scam artist" and their relationship fake. "Nick, Joe, Sophie, my mom, his parents, everyone was there furiously typing on their phones. They were so mad," said Chopra. Eventually, she received an apology for it. "Commenting on some stupidity means it eventually becomes important because I gave it importance," she said.
In February 2020, when Jonas was on The Voice, Kelly Clarkson told him that she is a "decade older than" him and he replied, "My wife is 37. It’s cool," as per Metro UK.
"The age difference is not a big deal to them whatsoever," a source close to Jonas told People in July 2018, before they got married. The source then said that Nick "loves dating older women, and if anything it makes Priyanka even more attractive to him." Jonas has "always been very mature for his age” and is “an old soul," as per the insider. During an interview with Vogue, the Baywatch actress joked that she calls her husband "Old Man Jonas."
Age is all in the mind for this couple as their young love for each other shows. Both of them are alike in many ways, including how close they are to their family. "He obviously thinks she’s beautiful, but he’s also drawn to her intelligence," the insider told People. "She has this charisma and energy that draws you to her, and she’s fit in so well with his friends and family," they added.
The Quantico star appreciates how the Jumanji actor appreciates her for who she is. Jonas told her, "I love the way you look at the world. I love the drive you have." And, this drew her closer to him. "As a girl, I’ve never had a guy tell me, 'I like your ambition,'" she told Vogue. "It’s always been the opposite," she added.
On July 20, 2020, the Indian-born actress shared a cute photo of her husband and her on the second anniversary of him proposing to her. "To the greatest joy of my life. 2 years ago on this day you asked me to marry you! I may have been speechless then but I say yes every moment of everyday since. In the most unprecedented time you made this weekend so incredibly memorable. Thank you for thinking of me all the time. I am the luckiest girl in the world! I love you @nickjonas," she wrote.
References:
https://www.vogue.com/article/priyanka-chopra-nick-jonas-interview
https://www.instyle.com/celebrity/priyanka-chopra-jonas-july-cover
https://people.com/music/nick-jonas-loves-priyanka-chopra-older-mature/
