What is the proper age difference that should exist between a couple or intending duo wishing to settle down as husband n wife?

The maximum age gap is :

(HALF the man's age) + 7 years = Minimum age of the woman.

at least the man should be 3yrs older

Some men marry older women

But it's better if the man is older

20years gap.
Catch them young

No age...

Mine Senior me with 7 years and am okay with that

10 years is OK. the man being older. Women age too fast. 3 yr age gap is a joke. In 15 yrs she will be looking like your aunt.

Truly there is no age gap in marriage,the important thing is the respect, trust and love that exist.

11yrs gap highest..
Lowest 8 years gap

“Couples are made in heaven”, that’s absolutely true but unusual age difference among some of these heavenly couples poses several problems.
Age difference in husbands and wives can be related to following factors:
1. Maturity issues: This issue comes into picture if husband is younger than wife and there is 2 years or more of difference between the ages of two. This is becoming prevalent nowadays mostly in love marriages, because love is blind and doesn’t follow age bars. But sometimes problem arises when it comes to maturity issues. It’s a known fact that females get matured earlier than males of same age group. So if husband is younger, he might not be matured enough at the time of marriage and girl might have to face problems in adjustments to the new culture.
2. Opinion gaps: If there is a large difference of more than 7-8 years, usually husband would be elder, opinion gaps might creep in. Usually husband and wives from same age group (either of equal age or a difference of 1-3 years) share common opinions and thoughts which are very necessary for development of an understanding. Lack of such understanding prevails if age gap is too much.
3. Sexual life: Sexual life is affected at a later stage if husband is very much older than wife. Sexual life will get disturbed due to sexual inactivity of husband at an age when his wife is still sexually active.
4. Kids: If there is a large age gap with an elder husband, early planning for kids is warranted due to age of husband. If your husband is 38 when you are 25 years old, and you conceive, the kid would be around 20 years old when your husband is 58 years of age. Accordingly, second child should also be planned sooner or should not be planned at all.
5. Ageing and death of the partner: A very older husband is ought to age and die many years early than his beloved life.
6. Looks: This issue comes to scene when husband and wife are of same age or husband is younger than wife. Generally females tend to compromise their looks early than the same age males. Wives with same age as of their husbands start looking older earlier than their better halves.

Love is love, regardless of age. However, there is often an age gap that is most ideal, simply because it provides the couple with more shared interests. Can you imagine growing up in the age of technology and marrying someone who doesn’t know how to use smartphones completely? Perhaps that is a bit exaggerated, but it shows my point. People in the same generation often have more in common with each other, and are therefore more compatible. They like the same music, the same movies, and had similar experiences growing up.
For a more exact answer, look at a study done . It found that couples with a one-year age difference have a mere 3 percent chance of getting divorced. That increases to 18 percent when the age gap is five years. A 10-year difference is 39 percent, and a 20-year age gap has a 95 percent chance of ending in divorce. In this sense, the ideal age gap is one year, something much smaller than one might think. This was done not by similarly as stated in my pervious statement, but rather on divorce rates amongst different people. This shows that the smaller the gap, the greater the chance of survival for the couple.

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IdreamOfUnicorn:
“Couples are made in heaven”, that’s absolutely true but unusual age difference among some of these heavenly couples poses several problems.
Age difference in husbands and wives can be related to following factors:
1. Maturity issues: This issue comes into picture if husband is younger than wife and there is 2 years or more of difference between the ages of two. This is becoming prevalent nowadays mostly in love marriages, because love is blind and doesn’t follow age bars. But sometimes problem arises when it comes to maturity issues. It’s a known fact that females get matured earlier than males of same age group. So if husband is younger, he might not be matured enough at the time of marriage and girl might have to face problems in adjustments to the new culture.
2. Opinion gaps: If there is a large difference of more than 7-8 years, usually husband would be elder, opinion gaps might creep in. Usually husband and wives from same age group (either of equal age or a difference of 1-3 years) share common opinions and thoughts which are very necessary for development of an understanding. Lack of such understanding prevails if age gap is too much.
3. Sexual life: Sexual life is affected at a later stage if husband is very much older than wife. Sexual life will get disturbed due to sexual inactivity of husband at an age when his wife is still sexually active.
4. Kids: If there is a large age gap with an elder husband, early planning for kids is warranted due to age of husband. If your husband is 38 when you are 25 years old, and you conceive, the kid would be around 20 years old when your husband is 58 years of age. Accordingly, second child should also be planned sooner or should not be planned at all.
5. Ageing and death of the partner: A very older husband is ought to age and die many years early than his beloved life.
6. Looks: This issue comes to scene when husband and wife are of same age or husband is younger than wife. Generally females tend to compromise their looks early than the same age males. Wives with same age as of their husbands start looking older earlier than their better halves.

IdreamOfUnicorn:
Love is love, regardless of age. However, there is often an age gap that is most ideal, simply because it provides the couple with more shared interests. Can you imagine growing up in the age of technology and marrying someone who doesn’t know how to use smartphones completely? Perhaps that is a bit exaggerated, but it shows my point. People in the same generation often have more in common with each other, and are therefore more compatible. They like the same music, the same movies, and had similar experiences growing up.
For a more exact answer, look at a study done . It found that couples with a one-year age difference have a mere 3 percent chance of getting divorced. That increases to 18 percent when the age gap is five years. A 10-year difference is 39 percent, and a 20-year age gap has a 95 percent chance of ending in divorce. In this sense, the ideal age gap is one year, something much smaller than one might think. This was done not by similarly as stated in my pervious statement, but rather on divorce rates amongst different people. This shows that the smaller the gap, the greater the chance of survival for the couple.

I love this!

No such thing. Love has no barrier. What is wrong with you people?

Earthbound:
No such thing. Love has no barrier. What is wrong with you people?

only you could say such nonsense. So you can allow your daughter of 21 to marry an old man of 50?

IdreamOfUnicorn:
“Couples are made in heaven”, that’s absolutely true but unusual age difference among some of these heavenly couples poses several problems.
Age difference in husbands and wives can be related to following factors:
1. Maturity issues: This issue comes into picture if husband is younger than wife and there is 2 years or more of difference between the ages of two. This is becoming prevalent nowadays mostly in love marriages, because love is blind and doesn’t follow age bars. But sometimes problem arises when it comes to maturity issues. It’s a known fact that females get matured earlier than males of same age group. So if husband is younger, he might not be matured enough at the time of marriage and girl might have to face problems in adjustments to the new culture.
2. Opinion gaps: If there is a large difference of more than 7-8 years, usually husband would be elder, opinion gaps might creep in. Usually husband and wives from same age group (either of equal age or a difference of 1-3 years) share common opinions and thoughts which are very necessary for development of an understanding. Lack of such understanding prevails if age gap is too much.
3. Sexual life: Sexual life is affected at a later stage if husband is very much older than wife. Sexual life will get disturbed due to sexual inactivity of husband at an age when his wife is still sexually active.
4. Kids: If there is a large age gap with an elder husband, early planning for kids is warranted due to age of husband. If your husband is 38 when you are 25 years old, and you conceive, the kid would be around 20 years old when your husband is 58 years of age. Accordingly, second child should also be planned sooner or should not be planned at all.
5. Ageing and death of the partner: A very older husband is ought to age and die many years early than his beloved life.
6. Looks: This issue comes to scene when husband and wife are of same age or husband is younger than wife. Generally females tend to compromise their looks early than the same age males. Wives with same age as of their husbands start looking older earlier than their better halves.

I smell plagiarism

Natural Age difference or sociatial age difference?

Deicide:
Natural Age difference or sociatial age difference?

what are you even talking about

ubunja:
what are you even talking about

Nature doesn't recognize marriage

ubunja:
only you could say such nonsense. So you can allow your daughter of 21 to marry an old man of 50?

but if it was bill gates or dangote you people will shout congratulations

Deicide:
Nature doesn't recognize marriage

edited: You have a point. But I think it's misplaced

baralatie:

but if it was bill gates or dangote you people will shout congratulations

damn. We are cheap I guess. Money talks.

ubunja:
so an adult lion can fvck a lion cub?

if its old enough to procrate

Deicide:
if its old enough to procrate

I misread your earlier message. I thought you said "age" not "marriage"

ubunja:
I misread your earlier message. I thought you said "age" not "marriage"

ubunja:
edited: You have a point. But I think it's misplaced

misplaced how?

Maximum 20 years and minimum of 7 years.

ubunja:
only you could say such nonsense. So you can allow your daughter of 21 to marry an old man of 50?

Surely it is her choice. If you have reservations, state it. However if that man makes her happy at that point in her life, who are you to deprive her.

It's not as if marriages between people with 5 years age gap are guaranteed to succeed and bring happiness.

aswani:

Surely it is her choice. If you have reservations, state it. However if that man makes her happy at that point in her life, who are you to deprive her.

It's not as if marriages between people with 5 years age gap are guaranteed to succeed and bring happiness.

oh it's her choice when you wanna prove a point but now you all hating R. Kelly for that same thing

modestbrowser:
20years gap. Catch them young

Can't stop laughing! You make sense jawe

IdreamOfUnicorn:
Love is love, regardless of age. However, there is often an age gap that is most ideal, simply because it provides the couple with more shared interests. Can you imagine growing up in the age of technology and marrying someone who doesn’t know how to use smartphones completely? Perhaps that is a bit exaggerated, but it shows my point. People in the same generation often have more in common with each other, and are therefore more compatible. They like the same music, the same movies, and had similar experiences growing up.
For a more exact answer, look at a study done . It found that couples with a one-year age difference have a mere 3 percent chance of getting divorced. That increases to 18 percent when the age gap is five years. A 10-year difference is 39 percent, and a 20-year age gap has a 95 percent chance of ending in divorce. In this sense, the ideal age gap is one year, something much smaller than one might think. This was done not by similarly as stated in my pervious statement, but rather on divorce rates amongst different people. This shows that the smaller the gap, the greater the chance of survival for the couple.

Very interesting!

IdreamOfUnicorn:
“Couples are made in heaven”, that’s absolutely true but unusual age difference among some of these heavenly couples poses several problems.
Age difference in husbands and wives can be related to following factors:
1. Maturity issues: This issue comes into picture if husband is younger than wife and there is 2 years or more of difference between the ages of two. This is becoming prevalent nowadays mostly in love marriages, because love is blind and doesn’t follow age bars. But sometimes problem arises when it comes to maturity issues. It’s a known fact that females get matured earlier than males of same age group. So if husband is younger, he might not be matured enough at the time of marriage and girl might have to face problems in adjustments to the new culture.
2. Opinion gaps: If there is a large difference of more than 7-8 years, usually husband would be elder, opinion gaps might creep in. Usually husband and wives from same age group (either of equal age or a difference of 1-3 years) share common opinions and thoughts which are very necessary for development of an understanding. Lack of such understanding prevails if age gap is too much.
3. Sexual life: Sexual life is affected at a later stage if husband is very much older than wife. Sexual life will get disturbed due to sexual inactivity of husband at an age when his wife is still sexually active.
4. Kids: If there is a large age gap with an elder husband, early planning for kids is warranted due to age of husband. If your husband is 38 when you are 25 years old, and you conceive, the kid would be around 20 years old when your husband is 58 years of age. Accordingly, second child should also be planned sooner or should not be planned at all.
5. Ageing and death of the partner: A very older husband is ought to age and die many years early than his beloved life.
6. Looks: This issue comes to scene when husband and wife are of same age or husband is younger than wife. Generally females tend to compromise their looks early than the same age males. Wives with same age as of their husbands start looking older earlier than their better halves.

Well said dear