by Four years ago in the life of Enrique Ponce (52 years old) took a radical turn. The bullfighter and Paloma Cuevas (52 years old), mother of his two daughters, Paloma and Bianca, put an end to their marriage after 24 years together. A news that caused surprise and incomprehension, since they were one of the most established couples on the social scene. When we had not yet come to terms with the idea of this breakup, it came to light that Enrique had fallen in love with Ana Soria, a (at that time) anonymous young woman who he had managed to fascinate the right-hander.
Their courtship generated a great media hurricane for many reasons. The main one was the age difference between the two, since there is a distance of up to 27 years. Another point that caused a lot of commotion was the short time that had passed since Ponce and Cuevas had signed the divorce. Furthermore, it was announced that Both had met online years before, in 2018, which fueled speculation about when they started dating.
Enrique Ponce and Ana Soria
These very public and complicated beginnings meant that, just a year later, the couple chose to conduct their relationship in the most discreet and private way possible. Ana deleted her social networks, where he had thousands of followers, and they went to a chalet in Almería to get away from the cameras. Movements and decisions that had as their main purpose protect yourself from criticism.
Enrique Ponce and Ana Soria’s relationship: return to public life, crisis rumors and wedding plans?
But it did not stop there. In 2023, Ponce and Soria returned to public life to try to recover the spaces they lost when making their connection known. The young woman wanted to focus on her career as an influencer and, to do so, she needed to have visibility. Plus, it was a way to normalize her and her relationship. leave comments behind. So much so that they decided to offer a sincere interview in ‘El Hormiguero’, where they opened up and explained how they had experienced this situation.
“Ana is the woman I am madly in love with. […] ANDHe is very strong, he has great strength and he has known how to endure all the insults and slander very well, they have judged him for the mere fact of having fallen in love with me and I still love him more,” said the bullfighter. For his part, Soria stated that she wanted people to get to know her. for herself and not for being the right-hander’s partner. “Since we started the relationship, They have given us a lot of trouble and we have not gotten into anything. […] When I fall in love, I become someone known but without being really known,” Ana explained.
Since then, the couple has been seen more and they have felt more comfortable with public displays of affection. Of course, rumors of crisis have not stopped pursuing them. The most recent were a few months ago when Soria deleted all Enrique’s photos from her Instagram. A movement that set off alarm bells because it could mean a breakup. However, the influencer came forward to deny it. The same thing happened a few weeks ago when the magazine ‘Diez Minutos’ published, exclusively, that the bullfighter and the young woman had wedding plans. To know if there is a link in the end or not, we will have to wait a few months.
After four years together and having experienced a very controversial and media situation, it is not strange to wonder what future awaits them as a couple. How is your bond? What are the main obstacles they must face? What profile do they maintain in love? Lara Ferreiro, psychologist for the Ashley Madison app and writer of the best-seller ‘Addicted to an Asshole’, has spoken with Lecturas.com to analyze these aspects.
Lara Ferreiro reveals the main obstacles in the relationship of Enrique Ponce and Ana Soria
“It is a very complicated relationship for many actors,” Lara Ferreiro began after analyzing the experiences that Enrique Ponce and Ana Soria have had since they started dating. “The first is the age difference, which is wild. He is 52 and she is 25, they are more than 26 years old. And, although for me love has no age, for science it does,” explained the expert.
What is it referring to? According to a study by Emory University, in Atlanta (United States), “If you are more than 20 years old with your partner, there is a 95% chance that you will break up,” says Ferreiro. This percentage decreases as the difference becomes smaller. With 10 years of difference, the probabilities are 55% and if they are only separated by 1 or 2 years up to 5, there are many more possibilities that you reach the end.
Following these data, courtships with such an age difference do not usually go beyond the first or second phase of the relationships. “The first is that effervescent infatuation, which usually lasts about two or three years. Enrique and Ana would have already passed this and would be in the second stage, an area of more tranquility,” explained the expert couples therapist. According to her and based on the aforementioned report, when there are so many years in between, These couples do not usually go beyond this second phase.
Leaving science aside, the 26 years that separate Enrique and Ana is also important because ““They have different stages of life.”, points out Ferreiro. While Ponce is on the verge of retirement from the bullring, Soria is carving out a career as an influencer. Ambitions that, perhaps in the long run, could become incompatible.
The profiles of Enrique Ponce and Ana Soria in love
The few occasions on which we have been able to see Enrique Ponce and Ana Soria interact with each other have helped us to sketch, in a superficial way, what they are both like in love. “He’s like very, very, very in love. Very dedicated and passionate. She is a more shy person. And they are both discreet people“says the writer. This behavior is already seen in their non-verbal language. “In the only appearance they have had as a couple, he was very protective and she was very shy, looking at him, who has as a more protective side”Lara said.
In this sense, the psychologist wanted to point out that their behaviors would also have a more introspective explanation. “It’s the pendulum theory. It means that, after the first divorce, you go from a woman your age to a younger one because many have a midlife crisis, the famous 50’s crisis. After the first divorce you want to feel young, you may be afraid of getting old. It’s like, in the end, they are looking for youth with their young partner“, Explain.
In her case, according to Lara, it could coincide with the well-known Electra complex. “The young girls who are with much older men They may have what is called an Electra complex, which they look for like a father because they have not had that figure. We don’t know if this is the case with Ana because she would have to be evaluated, but it is common for them to have had problems with her parents,” Ferreiro said.
Enrique Ponce and Ana Soria, inseparable.
What will the future be like for Enrique Ponce and Ana Soria?
The current relationship of Enrique Ponce and Ana Soria, as well as their past history, allows get an idea of what your future could be like. For the Ashley Madison psychologist, the couple’s change of direction, going from total secrecy to appearing on a television show, demonstrates a certain instability.
“Everything was very private, but suddenly one day they return to the media spotlight. It turns out “feeling very unstable”, reflects Ferreiro. A lack of balance that has also been seen with the deletion of photos, but denying the crisis or the non-recognition of his future wedding. This tendency to modify his plans could be one of the points that will mark your future.
Another key will be how they decide to manage all the media pressure surrounding their relationship. Be that as it may, it is clear that Enrique and Ana are in a good moment. “She brings him youth and energy and he brings stability and experience., but you have to see the evolution as a couple. How is Ana going to develop as a professional? Are they going to have children? They are natural steps in a relationship. If they do not have plans, they will not develop as a couple for future stages,” the expert assesses. It will be the time that decides if this couple has a future long term or if your story should end.
