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A middle-aged man who had a vasectomy last year now wants to have reversal surgery after meeting the love of his life who is 19 years his junior.

John McKracken, 49, underwent the procedure to prevent him having children.

But after meeting Robin McKracken, 30, he now wants to get married and have more kids.

John, a Vice President for a bank in Seattle, met Robin, a purchase manager for a real estate firm, on the dating app Bumble in March of last year.

They went on their first date in April and began dating exclusively in July.

John has a 20-year-old son from his previous marriage and never thought that he would fall in love again – until he met Robin.

Robin, who had also just left a 10-year relationship, said that she wasn’t looking for anything serious when she met John.

But the pair soon realised they shared a strong bond – so they bought a house and moved in together three months later.

John said: “We’ve been exclusive since July when Robin moved in after about three months of dating.

“It was interesting. I knew there was something there but Robin wasn’t quite certain about getting into a committed relationship, having ended a 10-year relationship before we met."

While the pair are not legally married, John had a strong feeling that Robin was “the one” from very early on in the relationship and so they wear commitment rings and Robin has adopted John’s surname.

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Unfortunately John had just had a vasectomy in May 2019 which prevents him from fathering children

However, the couple say that kids are definitely on the cards.

Now, John plans to have a $6000 (£4626) surgery to reverse the procedure so that they can try to conceive a child.

John, who hopes their first born will arrive in 2021, said: “I had kind of decided I was going to give up on finding a long-term partner.

“Robin changed that without even trying. I just felt a connection with her that I never expected...

“It turned from just having fun dating to having serious feelings quickly.

“On top of that, Robin has motivated me to do things like lose weight and be more active. I’ve lost 50 pounds since we have been together, which has been awesome.”

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Robin added: “I have never really thought you needed to be legally married. John talks about it and I am sure he wants to make it legal, but I want to wait a little and enjoy the time we have now...

“But kids… Yeah, I have done a 180 on that one. I do want us to have kids someday.

“John is a great dad and he has reassured me I’d be a great mom. I also think our kids would be so cute!"

The pair seem to be very loved-up – Robin says she loves her partners "gorgeous" eyes, while John loves how the young woman "lights up a room".

The 49-year-old added: “I think it’s just a matter of finding the person you connect with, and there happens to be an age difference.

"I have felt that Robin inspires me to be more active and try things I might not have without her, but that is also just her personality.”

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The couple’s family are very supportive of their relationship and encouraged them to open a YouTube channel, “ The McKrackens ”, and an Instagram page detailing their life as an age-gap couple.

And while some of Robin's friends were wary at first, they soon warmed to John.

Even though relatives and pals are kind to the pair, they do experience some backlash from the public.

Robin said: “One of our first dates there was a woman who was following us around a store just giving us dirty looks.

“It didn’t upset us as much as it amused us. She let it upset her, but that’s her problem, not ours.”

John added: “I really don’t get it. Just last week there was an older man shooting daggers just because we walked by holding hands. I am so glad I am not that miserable.

“Most of the time it’s more that men notice Robin and then see me and pretend they weren’t looking...

“That just goes with being with an attractive woman though.”