For more than 10 years, Marina Balmasheva, 35, from Krasnodar Krai, lived with her ex-husband Alexey, 45, and his son Vladimir ‘Voya’ Shavyrin. But she decided she was bored with the old bull and wanted a ride on the young calf, so she divorced Alexey and married Vladimir last summer. Of her former marriage, Marina says it was, ”not living but pretending.”

“Did I have regrets that I destroyed the family? Both yes and no. I was ashamed that I killed the stability of ‘mum and dad’. Did I want to return to my ex? No. Do I feel anger and hatred to him? Not any longer. He is a good person and a wonderful father to our children… How did children take the changes? Absolutely calmly. What [do I have] today? I am married. I moved to a bigger city. I love and I am loved.”

She doesn’t speak with her ex-husband or their four adopted children. But she seems like has many regrets, besides having to be the sugar mama now: “We now share everything but he understands and admits that it is me who earned for our car and first mortgage payment.”

”We will have a child. Perhaps, more than one. I am hoping for a strong marriage, but it does not stop us from having a marriage contract with everything registered to me remaining mine in case of divorce. Why? Because we are together, but I am not his sponsor. Yes, now, while he is finding his feet, all expenses are on me… We know clearly who is earning what. I knew what I signed up for, and so did he. I will simply guide him and support him.”

Well, love is love, or so I’ve been told.