Does the difference in years in a marriage affect the relationship ?

@soymex (1097)
Glasgow, Scotland
January 12, 2022 11:58pm CST
More and more young people are getting married up to the age of 20 . According to statistics , women over the age of 45 are getting married to younger men , even 15 years old ! Men up to the age of 30 are looking for women over the age of 40 ! Does the future of marriage affect these differences for years ? Do you have differences in your family for years ?
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• United States
13 Jan 22
At some point, if the difference is many years, it will affect parts of the relationship if not the relationship itself. This may not be true for every spring/fall relationship but age difference plays a part in every relationship even if only in small ways. Music choices, activities and friends. My wife is three years older than I am and I never pass up the chance to remind her lol
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@soymex (1097)
• Glasgow, Scotland
13 Jan 22
And he never said, do like her, that she's older?
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@LadyDuck (477962)
• Italy
13 Jan 22
I am Italian, Italians used to marry younger women and, for what I know, this has not changed. In our days many couples are the same age, as they meet in school or at the university. My husband is 5 years older and we have no problems. The father of my husband was 25 years older than his mother, they ended up divorcing.
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@LadyDuck (477962)
• Italy
13 Jan 22
@soymex I know that in the past, women preferred an older man because he needed to have a good job before starting a family. Men preferred younger women because young women can take better care of young kids. My brother and his wife were the same age, my Dad was 3 years older than my Mom.
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@soymex (1097)
• Glasgow, Scotland
13 Jan 22
Yes, in Romania too, marriages predominate where the husband is older! This has been the tradition for hundreds of years, but now it's more fun. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, maybe it doesn't affect anything!
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@soymex (1097)
• Glasgow, Scotland
13 Jan 22
@LadyDuck Exact! Now, I think men will take care of children!
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@saytama (561)
• Friedrichshafen, Germany
13 Jan 22
My man is 10 years older than me , and this does not cause me any inconvenience , on the contrary , at this age he took place as a person , I learned a lot from him , and if you love a person , age does not matter
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@saytama (561)
• Friedrichshafen, Germany
13 Jan 22
@soymex Fortunately , we don 't have such problems ) , I don 't like crowded places and we have similar interests
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@soymex (1097)
• Glasgow, Scotland
13 Jan 22
Of course, where there is love, nothing can happen. But, you know what it's like, one wants to go to the disco and the other to the park!
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@soymex (1097)
• Glasgow, Scotland
13 Jan 22
@saytama If the interests are common, then there should be no problems!
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@Fa_Maverick (9491)
• Australia
15 Jan 22
Ive always had a thing for older guys the only relationships in my family that have worked is when there is a gap of 2 or more years same age or few months apart havent worked out.
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• Australia
15 Jan 22
@soymex not necessarily... I didnt give sexes
@soymex (1097)
• Glasgow, Scotland
15 Jan 22
So, marriages predominate, where men are older!
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@sinari (4996)
• Indonesia
13 Jan 22
It is common nowadays to marry a partner who is much younger. Indeed love is blind If we love, even though our partner is much older than our age, then we will still love him.
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@sinari (4996)
• Indonesia
15 Jan 22
@soymex Yes it is a couple united by true love. Love is blind. Regardless of age.
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@soymex (1097)
• Glasgow, Scotland
13 Jan 22
Yes, at first love is blind, but over time, can it affect the difference in age, the relationship? I don't know, maybe discussions, about "I told you I was older"?
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@soymex (1097)
• Glasgow, Scotland
14 Jan 22
@sinari How beautiful! I also met some old people, they were both 92 years old and had been together for 70 years!
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21 Jan 22
My boyfriend is 1 year older than me. My ex is 8 years older than me. Not too much difference in ages between me and my boyfriend.
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21 Jan 22
@soymex we are almost the same age
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@soymex (1097)
• Glasgow, Scotland
21 Jan 22
1 year is not the big difference. Love each other a lot!
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@snowy22315 (192157)
• United States
13 Jan 22
Most people that I know are married to people close in age to them. The more years between the couple the more likely to end in divorce. It is a proven fact.
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@soymex (1097)
• Glasgow, Scotland
13 Jan 22
Yes, and the bigger the difference, the better the chances of divorce!
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
14 Jan 22
yes. and I think age has nothing to do with how it works or lasts.
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
15 Jan 22
@soymex some people probably just can't handle the difference in what's liked by their spouse. yes.
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@soymex (1097)
• Glasgow, Scotland
15 Jan 22
There were cases when, that was the problem when they got divorced!
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@cherigucchi (15121)
• Philippines
13 Jan 22
There are some cases that it really affects the relationship but it depends on the couple
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@soymex (1097)
• Glasgow, Scotland
13 Jan 22
That's right, it all depends on their understanding!
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@cherigucchi (15121)
• Philippines
14 Jan 22
@soymex Yeah, right
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@RebeccasFarm (95312)
• Arvada, Colorado
14 Jan 22
It seems to me, people are attracted to each other for many reasons and motives and with all ages, and it has always been like this. I think if the people are compatible, age does not make a difference. Just my thoughts.
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@soymex (1097)
• Glasgow, Scotland
15 Jan 22
Correct, but from a certain age, let's say, in 50 years, problems can arise!
• United States
14 Jan 22
Some age differences can work but when there's a big gap I don't know what a couple would find in common,
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• United States
14 Jan 22
@soymex when you're in love you don't think about the difference. My personal opinion is there's no right or wrong relationship and age shouldn't matter.
@soymex (1097)
• Glasgow, Scotland
14 Jan 22
Maybe it's just love ... When you're young, it doesn't really matter!
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@RubyHawk (99393)
• Atlanta, Georgia
14 Jan 22
I don’t know if age matters. If a couple love each other age probably doesn’t matter.
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@RubyHawk (99393)
• Atlanta, Georgia
15 Jan 22
@soymex I agree. The couple should always discuss the age difference.
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@soymex (1097)
• Glasgow, Scotland
15 Jan 22
I think so too, but there are some couples who have discussions about the age difference between them!
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@Rashnag (30589)
• Surat, India
13 Jan 22
It's true what you said. It's the current trend marrying with big age differences. No big age differences isn't in my family
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@soymex (1097)
• Glasgow, Scotland
13 Jan 22
I am 3 years older than my wife. I have never had any discussions, or reproaches, about age!
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@Rashnag (30589)
• Surat, India
13 Jan 22
@soymex ok dear. Glad to know about it. Take care
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@Janet357 (75646)
13 Jan 22
no idea. but i am 9 months older than my husband.
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@soymex (1097)
• Glasgow, Scotland
13 Jan 22
So you're older, in many couples, the husband is older!
@just4him (318811)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Jan 22
I would not marry someone young enough to be my child. That seems repulsive to me. I see no harm in marrying someone 10 years older. Much more than that, and you have nothing in common.