You go girl!

Soul legend Patti LaBelle, 71, reportedly has a new boyfriend who's 30 years her junior.

Eric Seats is a 41-year-old drummer, and the two have been sweethearts for a year and a half, according to the Daily Mail.

LaBelle and Seats first met when the drummer started playing in the two-time Grammy winner's band several years ago. When the relationship blossomed, Seats allegedly moved from Philadelphia to Los Angeles to be closer to his love.

Seats has been open about the romance, filling his Facebook page with photographs of himself with the hitmaker.

LaBelle broke off an engagement to Temptations founding member Otis Williams in 1964 and later married longtime friend Armstead Edwards in 1960. The couple legally separated in 2000.

Would we even care if this story if this story were about a 71-year-old man dating a 41-year-old woman?

Probably not. Men being romantically involved with younger women is widely accepted in our culture and more common. In 11.6 percent of marriages, the husband is 6 to 9 years older than the wife, according to US population data, for example, while the wife is 6 to 9 years older than the husband in only 2.7 percent of marriages.

Age differences over 20 years are extremely uncommon. In 1 percent of marriages, the husband is 20 years or more older than the wife, and the wife is 20 years or more older than the husband in only .3 percent.

Anyone find LaBelle and Seats' relationship news refreshing—or are you raising your eyebrows?