Was talking to a friend about the difference in ages between people
By marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
United States
August 19, 2015 9:43am CST
We were talking specifically about married couples but it could apply to any two people. It used to be that a man was 6 years older than the wife but that seems to have changed now. I know both my husbands were 6 years older than me and my friends husband was 6 years older than her. In my family now there are two couples whose wives are older than them, one is 5 years older and the other is 2 years older. Today this seems to apply to a lot of couples.
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@TexanTornado (5573)
• United States
19 Aug 15
Both my ex hubby and my present one are 7 years older than me. I just seem to never have anything or any interest in guys my own age.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
19 Aug 15
I do know that in the olden days it was frowned upon a woman being the mans senior.
I know both my husbands were older than me by 4 and 6 yrs.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
19 Aug 15
@Marcyaz Yes today things have changed certainly.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
20 Aug 15
Funnily enough even though it is the norm to have an older husband, in my own family there have been several marriages of my aunts and uncles where the woman was older by 3-4 years and they have all been very happy.Of course now the same people frown upon their children getting involved with younger men/older women...
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
19 Aug 15
Guess we are running out of men nowadays and have to look to the young ones..hahaha
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
19 Aug 15
@Marcyaz could be but i always just liked men, never thought of age...
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
20 Aug 15
Not just age even inter caste marriages are in vogue here
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@DanieGirl80587 (2713)
• United States
20 Aug 15
Me and my husband are only 3 months apart with him being older. The oldest I ever went with was only by a year older. Age doesn't really matter to me though. I have dated older and younger. It's the person I fall in love with. Not their age.
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@DanieGirl80587 (2713)
• United States
20 Aug 15
@Marcyaz Yes, but I still think it's a little creepy if someone 30 or 40 years older hit on me. No thanks.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
20 Aug 15
My first husband and I were the same age. My current husband (and the best one!) is 4 years older. I don't think a few years either way matters.
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
21 Aug 15
My mother was almost eleven years older than my dad. His current wife is as well.
@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
21 Aug 15
My daughter is three years older than her husband, but he definitely was a good match for her.
@kevin1877uk (36988)
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19 Aug 15
I'm older than my present partner by more than 6 years. When I was married my ex-wife was older than me by almost 2 years.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
19 Aug 15
My father was only 1 year older than my mother, but his father (born in the 19th C) was 8 year older than my grandmother. I worked on census archives for the 19th C and the difference between spouses was during all the century between 6 and 10 years. It is only recently that it tends to be lower.
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