A couple with a 21-year age gap who are sometimes mistaken to be father and daughter say "age is just a number". <br /><br />Hillary, 35, and her husband, Kris, 57, started dating in 2018 while working for the same Fortune 500 healthcare company in North Carolina, US. <br /><br />They had both previously been married to people their own age but marriages broke down and the pair connected over their mutual love of travel.<br /><br />Their relationship blossomed and now the couple travel around the US in their supersize RV.<br /><br />Hillary says that Kris is sometimes mistaken for her father, but the pair usually just laugh it off. <br /><br />Kris has two sons from his previous marriage, aged 25 and 23. <br /><br />Hillary, from New Orleans, Louisiana, US, said: "We recognise that there is a 20 plus year age gap so we don't get offended when this happens and just let people know that we are in fact a couple."<br /><br />The couple have widely different interests, Kris is a self proclaimed "petrol-head" while Hillary is passionate about hiking, photography, and dogs. <br /><br />The pair say their differing age most shows in relation to what music and TV they like.<br /><br />Hillary said: "We grew up in different generations and have very different taste in those."<br /><br />"When we first met I thought he was a lot younger and he thought I was older - we initially didn’t realise there was that much of a difference.<br /><br />"We both had big wanderlust, it just drew me to him, and we were able to travel to lots of places with our work."<br /><br />The pair became official in late 2018 and eventually moved into an apartment together in Durham, North Carolina.<br /><br />Hillary said: “Everything just seemed to work, we compliment each other really well.<br /><br />“The age gap brings a unique aspect to our relationship - as we’re at different points in life, they complement each other. <br /><br />“I trust Kris’ experience - he is capable of handing a lot of things - especially mechanical fixes and stressful situations, while I am more technologically savvy.<br /><br />"I am the planner where Kris is more the spontaneous one."<br /><br />The couple made plans to travel all around the world, but then in March 2020 when the world came to a screeching halt due to the pandemic, their plans all had to be scrapped. <br /><br />the couple went down a YouTube rabbit hole of watching channels with people who own RVs and became inspired. <br /><br />Hillary said: “Neither one of us had ever travelled in an RV – it was totally new to us. <br /><br />“We dove right in and found an RV online and made the spontaneous decision to start RVing.<br /><br />“We flew to out of state to pick it up – we didn’t even know how to start the thing and the whole way driving home we were like 'what have we got ourselves into?'. <br /><br />“But once we got the hang of it we just loved the freedom it provided." <br /><br />The couple travelled around the US in their motorhome for a year while still owning their house and working remote.<br /><br />After the first year, they decided to fully invest in the nomad lifestyle, selling their home and most of their possessions to live on the road full time.
