Kourtney Kardashian and Younes Bendjima have defied the odds and are still going strong! Despite their 14-year age difference and their geographic struggles, trying to balance visits together in Paris, Egypt, on yachts in the Mediterranean, etc., these two have managed to keep their romance going and have even stepped it up a notch ... a BIG notch!

Bendjima, a male model, was based in Paris for work and the two were jetting back and forth between the US and Europe when their schedules allowed, but check this out ... Younes has agreed to MOVE to LA to be with Kourtney, despite the fact that there's no ring and no firm commitment! Still, not a bad move for the 24-year-old ... he's getting TONS of exposure in the press and we can only imagine that's helped his career. Kourtney's happy because she gets D on the reg. And the infamously cranky Kardashian has a perma-smile these days.

The two dined at Nobu Friday night with Kim and Kanye and pal/publicist Simon Huck. And while diva Kanye brought in his own food to the three-star eatery, the rest of the group kept it simply, ordering the $30 in-house tuna rolls. At the end of the night, Younes and Kourtney jumped in his Jeep and headed home for dessert ...