The Age Gap and Widowhood / myLot

June 23, 2022 9:56am CST

According to data worldwide, more women become widows in comparison to men becoming widowers. Two of the main reasons cited for this is that (1) --Women have a higher life expectancy compared to men. (2) - the age gap between couples -- men marrying women who are 10, 20, 30 years their junior. Won't it be much better then if couples are closer in age when they marry , and men took better care of their health.? Then you would find more couples growing old together and leaving this world - not together, but at least not years before each other. Is there a big gap in age between yourself and spouse? Would you marry someone who is much older or younger ? Are you a widow or widower? How are you coping? Today, June 23 is "International widows' Day". This year's theme is : "Invisible Women, Invisible Problems". Pixabay image

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Marlina

@marlina (154103)

• Canada

23 Jun 22

We only have 5 months difference

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (57230)

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23 Jun 22

That's great.

OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (91297)

• United States

23 Jun 22

I think that none of this matters in the long run, as people can die even if they are extremely healthy is what I mean. Sometimes your time is come and that is that.

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (57230)

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23 Jun 22

Indeed, like l said one can be perfectly healthy and die by accident, natural disaster or gunshot. However we can't just relax and say : "Oh, anything could happen l could die tomorrow by any of the above mentioned ,so what is the point of striving for a healthy body. " ln my view we should do what is to be done in spite of - it is also very possible that one will live to be 100 or more.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (91297)

• United States

23 Jun 22

@Kandae11 Oh yes, we can do our best to stay healthy and live long. I agree.

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GreatMartin

@GreatMartin (23670)

• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

25 Jun 22

Women drive men crazy--that's why we die first!!!

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (57230)

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26 Jun 22

Ha, ha. I prefer the reason mentioned in the post , but seriously, that could be a minor reason as well.

@DaddyEvil (174582)

• United States

23 Jun 22

Both my exes were older than me. (They're both still alive, as far as I know.) I always dated older women. *shrug*

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@DaddyEvil (174582)

• United States

23 Jun 22

@Kandae11 My first wife was 14 years older than I was and my second wife was 7 years older.

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (57230)

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23 Jun 22

Some younger men are attracted to older women - and older men to younger women. Data shows that a much, much higher percentage of widowers will remarry when compared to widows. A much smaller percent of widows do. How much older were your exes?

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (57230)

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23 Jun 22

@DaddyEvil The first was a bit much - but 7 years quite okay. Anyway age does not matter when there is true love.

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Nocturnal Writer

@Nakitakona (59987)

• Philippines

29 Jun 22

There's no age gap between my wife and me. We have a synchronous birthdays. Same month, date and year. We're already 71 years old.

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (57230)

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30 Jun 22

That is lovely.

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@Nakitakona (59987)

• Philippines

3 Jul 22

@Kandae11 Thanks.

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Laura

@Laurakemunto (13787)

• Kenya

23 Jun 22

I would prefer having a spouse whom we have a small age gap . Like currently am not even dating but I would prefer to entre a relationship with a guy with a small age gap with I

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (57230)

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23 Jun 22

That would be much better in the long run.