They could not simply behave like an ordinary young couple.
Every decision had consequences.
Every meeting had to be considered.
Every step toward making their relationship public brought the possibility of criticism.
Eventually, however, hiding became harder than facing the world.
They decided to acknowledge their relationship openly.
That was when the real battle began.
Some people could not understand how two people separated by 45 years could genuinely love one another.
Others believed the relationship could not possibly last.
Some tried to convince them to end it.
Family members also struggled with the situation.
Adrián remembers that his father accepted the relationship.
Delia’s family was more complicated.
She recalled that while her father accepted her relationship with Adrián, her mother wanted nothing to do with it.
The opposition hurt.
It is difficult enough to defend a relationship against strangers.
Defending it against people you love is something entirely different.
But Adrián and Delia continued choosing each other.
They refused to allow other people’s opinions to determine what they felt.
Adrián later explained that he never felt ashamed of the age difference.
For him, Delia was not defined by the number of years she had lived.
She was the woman he loved.
