Robert Redford (71) is engaged to be married to his German artist girlfriend Sibylle Szaggars, who is 19 years younger. The couple have been dating since 1996. Redford has three children from his first marriage: Jamie, 46, Shauna, 48, and Amy, 38.

Redford is notoriously guarded about his personal life, and managed to keep the break-up of his first marriage to Lola Van Wagenen secret for almost 10 years.

Getting married at the age of 71 seems like a desperate attempt to keep from being alone. Hopefully he gets a prenup. Redford’s kids come first, and you know how some women like to swoop in and take steal the family fortune, by taking advantage of a vulnerable older man. Let’s hope that isn’t the case here, and it’s really true love. Redford said:

"We are engaged and very happy with that. Sibylle is my fiancee and that says everything, doesn’t it?"

How do you feel about marriages like this? Is Redford doing the right thing?