Marrys 71-year-old, 23-year-old: We were destined for each other.

A 23-year-old girl from the Philippines has married a British pensioner 48 years older than her.

Everyone has questioned their marriage, but Lorie religion Dales says they are in love.

She met with businessman Thomas Grey, from Wallasey on Facebook in 2014.

And the 71-year-old fell in love with him at first sight, even though Lorie was initially held back because of his age.

But the common things they had connected a lot with each other.

They first met in July 2014, on Loriet's birthday, and 23-year-old fell in love with her at the first meeting.

The couple married in January 2015, and more than a year later they became parents of a daughter, Mary.

Thomas lives in Britain and Lorie in the Philippines. But he travels every year to his wife and daughter to meet them and stays there for about five months.

For us age is just a number”, 23-year-old said. We were just destined for each other”, she indicated.