good for her!

Hmm, I didn't know the name, had to look it up. Country/western music isn't my thing. Any new couple will hopefully find happiness.

The one thing I remember about Reba is how badly she wanted to have another baby, but her husband refused. They had one child, and she wanted another. Her husband was also her manager, and he seemed so controlling. I felt sorry for her, and was surprised they stayed married as long as they did.

I have always loved Reba (I'm a huge life-long fan of country music). Reba's son, Shelby, is a race car driver. Her ex-husband's son, Brandon, is married to Kelly Clarkson and is Blake Shelton's manager.

Thanks for the clarification, Wanda!

I thought she was married?

I love Reba. She seems smart, savvy, and is always well spoken at any event I have seen her host. Yes, I am a fan of most country music, but my music spectrum covers a whole lot of music, Classic to country, rock to bluegrass and soft jazz and almost everything else except weird noise-making, repetitive modern music, whatever that is called.

I've always liked and admired Reba. Some comments on FB say that she's very egotistical and not all that nice in her town where she lives, but I still like her. I too am glad that she's with someone her own age.

I enjoy country a lot, but not today's country......it's pop-country and even sounds like rap. I like smooth jazz and easy-listening as well, and like OutsidePlaying I can't stand the electronic dance stuff.

I love that show Reba...and that one other show where she and her kids move to Malibu after a divorce...something like that. Both were funny shows.

"she's very egotistical and not all that nice in her town where she lives"

Very few show business people are "normal" like the rest of us everyday folks. Whether that comes with the territory for those in creative pursuits or not isn't known. It may be a reaction to notoriety and receiving "special treatment". There are well known exceptions, Tom Hanks being one. I've met or known a number of such folks over the years and I'll generalize and say few, and maybe none, of them were particularly likable or interesting.

I often puzzle about why people follow with such great interest the personal lives of those in the public eye who at their core are deeply troubled and flawed human beings.

I hope she's as nice as she seems to be on tv.

There's nothing wrong with being in a relationship with someone who is outside of your age range (generation, decade(s), etc) - what's good for the goose is good for the gander - old men dating women younger than their own daughters or even granddaughters happens all the time without much or any big 'to do' made over it. Sure, the young woman might be considered a gold-digger and made out to be some kind of hussy - but even our entertainment reinforces that older men don't have to worry about no longer being too old to be the 'leading man' with an endless series of young women in the 18-24 year old age range as the 'romantic interest'.

A woman with a much younger man is subjected to whispers and even open ridicule while others actively try to pressure the man into finding another woman to be with - often combined with the 'excuse' that the older woman won't be able to have a family with him and besides, after a certain age it's like people expect women to resign themselves to babysitting the grandchildren and invisibility.

But it is refreshing to see that there are people out there pursuing relationships with others that break the stereotypical and expected, more love in the world can never be a bad thing. People building new social relationships, reconnecting with others face to face, even when it's not something romantic these things are GOOD. Society today is more connected than ever but the devices and systems through which this increasing connection is made are taking real world interactions and putting those into the proverbial wood-chipper.