Janne Puhakka, 27, and Rolf Nordmo, 64, met in June 2014 after chatting for a week online. But the younger man, then 19, was a pro ice hockey player, playing in the Québec Major Junior Hockey team for the Finnish national team. Despite falling head over heels for Rolf, Janne was still 'in the closet' because he was "scared of the way I would be perceived in the ultra-masculine sporting world". They met each others families, but in public would pretend they were just friends, or even that Rolf was Janne's uncle. But now they are out and proud. Despite Rolf being the same age as Janne’s dad, and people often mistake them for father and son, the couple take negative comments in their stride. Strangers even think they are "sugar daddy and baby". Rolf, a fish veterinarian, said: "When we we go out people will often think we are a sugar daddy and baby or father and son. “We both had to battle with ourselves to get to the point we are now. “We love each other and that’s all that matters.