# Doug Hutchison, 51, marries 16 year old "country singer" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 22, 2011, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doug-hutchison-51-marries-16-year-old-country-singer/586434 "2011-06-22T15:07:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doug-hutchison-51-marries-16-year-old-country-singer/586434/202 "2012-01-13T20:52:29Z")
An idea for a book just hit me. In the tradition of _The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat_, it’s _The Man Who Traded His Child Bride for a Golf Trolley_. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doug-hutchison-51-marries-16-year-old-country-singer/586434/203 "2013-11-01T22:16:08Z")
[The marriage is over after two years](http://usm.ag/1ati7Wr). Imagine my astonishment. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2013, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doug-hutchison-51-marries-16-year-old-country-singer/586434/204 "2013-11-01T23:00:37Z")
Tooms! ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2013, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doug-hutchison-51-marries-16-year-old-country-singer/586434/205 "2013-11-01T23:25:44Z")
Apparently [Couples Therapy](http://www.vh1.com/shows/couples_therapy/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=15718) did not stick. I’ll bet Kylie Jenner’s phone has been ringing… ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2013, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doug-hutchison-51-marries-16-year-old-country-singer/586434/206 "2013-11-01T23:56:52Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > That guy is my hero. > [@LorieSmurf](#): > > Ew. Just ew. Sensors read a cultural divide, Captain. ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doug-hutchison-51-marries-16-year-old-country-singer/586434/207 "2013-11-02T00:47:03Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > [The marriage is over after two years](http://usm.ag/1ati7Wr). > > Imagine my astonishment. Nice picture. It looks like Mr. Hutchison has found a nice inflatable doll to ease the pain of separation. I would have got a more realistic looking one if I were him though. (P.S. meow.) ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doug-hutchison-51-marries-16-year-old-country-singer/586434/208 "2013-11-02T01:11:31Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > [The marriage is over after two years](http://usm.ag/1ati7Wr). > > Imagine my astonishment. I _am_ kinda surprised - he looks to be in terrible shape for someone around my age; why not hang in there until he croaks? At least do a “dime and ditch.” ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2013, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doug-hutchison-51-marries-16-year-old-country-singer/586434/209 "2013-11-02T01:19:07Z")
Gosh, I really thought those two crazy kids were gonna go the distance. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doug-hutchison-51-marries-16-year-old-country-singer/586434/210 "2013-11-02T01:44:19Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Gosh, I really thought those two crazy kids were gonna go the distance. If they can’t make it, is there any hope for us mere mortals? ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doug-hutchison-51-marries-16-year-old-country-singer/586434/211 "2013-11-02T01:55:59Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Tooms! There was an interview with Gillian Anderson in a recent EW and she did not have nice things to say about Tooms. She knows the episode is good, but it was filmed on her birthday and he told her “Your present is I’m going to have sex with you. Happy birthday!” Eww. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doug-hutchison-51-marries-16-year-old-country-singer/586434/212 "2013-11-04T21:49:08Z")
I’m shocked - SHOCKED! - that a relationship built on such strong foundations couldn’t last. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2013, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doug-hutchison-51-marries-16-year-old-country-singer/586434/213 "2013-11-04T22:36:48Z")
She was over the hill, so he had to dump her. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2013, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doug-hutchison-51-marries-16-year-old-country-singer/586434/214 "2013-11-04T22:39:59Z")
> [@epbrown01](#): > > I _am_ kinda surprised - he looks to be in terrible shape for someone around my age; why not hang in there until he croaks? At least do a “dime and ditch.” He might pull a Kieth Richards. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doug-hutchison-51-marries-16-year-old-country-singer/586434/215 "2013-11-05T00:45:08Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > She was over the hill, so he had to dump her. Does she perchance have a younger sister? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doug-hutchison-51-marries-16-year-old-country-singer/586434.md?page=10)