What is the age difference b/w u & ur husband/wife?Does age difference meanfor u
By madhuraks
@madhuraks (425)
Kuwait
July 10, 2007 7:33am CST
My & my husband age difference is 3yrs & 4 months.I think the age difference b/w partners should b with in 5 yrs bcoz they will have same mentality,understanding,etc....If the husband age is more then he will b having matured mentality & the wife may get scared to shared things with him. It doesnt mean that there will b no understanding b/w them if the age is more than 5yrs.
What is the age difference b/w u & your partner?
Do u think age difference mean for u?
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18 responses
@shyviolet (126)
• United States
10 Jul 07
My husband is 2 years younger than me. Obviously that close, there is no difference what so ever in the things we grew up around, so we have a very similar interest and are exactly alike.
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@archie20 (39)
• United States
10 Jul 07
Its 3 yrs and 5 months. We dont have much common ground. He is an introvert and i am a outgoing person. Age difference shud be as less as possible.Then we can envision everything in same light. atleast it is so in 75% cases. having more age difference doesnt call for understanding .Understanding is only possible if there is looking out for each other.
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@besoftandsweet (53)
• United States
10 Jul 07
I'm 5 years older then my husband and we have been together 19 years so as far as my age diffrence goes I'm ok with it we are total opposites and as they say opposites attract I guess this proved true in my case but the age difference doesn't matter as long as both partners are mentally mature enough and ready to go through whatever life throws at them.
@sdamian (62)
• United States
10 Jul 07
My boyfriend and I are two years apart. He is older than me. It hasn't caused any problems at all that are serious. The only problem that we have encountered age wise was the fact that he could go to bars at 21 and I could not. It caused me to get jealous because and I know how people get at bars and I didn't want girls to hit on him. However, once I got over the jealousy factor everything was fine. Even though he will finish school before me we are both very focused on our lives so I understand his worries about getting older etc. I think some people it works great for and others maybe not. I think it just depends on the people.
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@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
10 Jul 07
My partner is 11 years older than I am. I have always prefered an older man. They are more settled and more mature.We get along pretty well together. Better than a man my own age.
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@jdmorgan (18)
• Canada
10 Jul 07
Hi...there is 14 yr difference between myself and my husband. There are difficulties surrounding this because he will be receiving an old age pension and I will be only 51. The only thing I can say is that there has to be a really good relationship to overcome the adversities and luckily my husband and I have that. I think really that age is irrelevant as long as there is a good solid relationship.
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@aj2006 (1534)
• Philippines
11 Jul 07
My husband and I has twenty eight years age gap difference. I am proud to say that, We love each other so much and our relationship is quite good. I don't care about the age difference at all, because what means so much to me is how we both love and respect each other.We have a one year old lovely daughter and both our families are very happy for us... I thank God for my family and the people who criticize and supported us because through them our union is more stronger than before.
@KaMlBob (786)
• United States
11 Jul 07
Rick and I are 1 year 3 months apart. He is older. It is good for us because we remember the same things growing up, events, tv shows and we like the same music most of the time. I have a friend who is 25 and she was dating a 60 something year old man. They broke up after 2 years and now she is dating a 42 year old. They get along great and have a bunch in common too.
@SheliaLee (2736)
• United States
11 Jul 07
Good Morning!
My husband is almost two years older than me. I just turned 46 a few months ago and he will turn 48 in October. I think the age difference should be based on maturity of both husband and wife. If one of them isn't mature then they need to seriously consider getting married. I know you mature more after marriage, everyone does. But I think it helps to be able to realize before hand that things aren't all hunky dory all of your married life, that you will have some ups and downs because no marriage is perfect. I think there are too many marriages today that the couple goes into it thinking "If this doesn't work out we can always get divorced." That isn't the way marriage is meant to be. I know sometimes things happen that are beyond control that will cause a marriage to end. But I also believe when those marriage vows are taken they are to be kept.
That is just Shelia's personal opinion. I hope I have helped you. Have a great day!!
SheliaLee
@speedy1279 (2665)
• United States
10 Jul 07
My husband and I are 12 and 1/2 years apart in age. He is older than me. We have a wonderful relationship and couldn't fit each other any better than we already do. I am not scared to share things with my husband and I am very open with my husband. I have been from the very beginning. So I have to totally disagree with you. Age difference doesn't make a difference, its just a number. It's who you are and how you are on the inside. You can take two people of the same gender, same age and they be totally different as far as mentality. One could be much more mature than the other and still be the same age and gender. Plus there have been studys done that say women mature much faster than men. So I don't see how having a husband more than 5 years older than you could not work. Most likely the woman is just as mature as the husband even with such a large age difference.
Okay I tried to find a link for the studies done saying that women mature faster than men. But had no luck. But I have read about this in books before. So if I do end up finding a link I will share with everyone.
In any case this is just my own personal opinion. Everyone has thier own views on this and are welcome to them. I just feel that age doesn't make a difference.
@madhuraks (425)
• Kuwait
10 Jul 07
Ya u might b right but i have seen in this generations youngsters dont get along well with the husbands who are more than 6,8... age difference bcoz most of my frnds married to person who is more than 5 yrs gap is having problems with them.they dont hv understanding,they cant share things,their thoughts doesnt match,their husband gets irritated to the jokes or any topics they speaks.their husband saying u are still young u dont understand.I really dont know why they have problems like this.It might not b the age problem.But i have heard this type of things more in more age difference couples.I am not saying what i am thinking is right.I just thought of it & i wanted to know is it true or not thats it.Is there really a problem with more age differenced couples?
@Amstardam (1348)
• United States
10 Jul 07
My husband and I are 1 year and 7 months apart. I'm actually older than he is. I think it's an okay age difference. I think a five year age difference is a good thing but some people can make it work having a much greater gap in age. It all depends on the people. Some people aged 50 are very immature or someone aged 25 could be very mature for their age so the two could make a great pair. I don't really think age differences like a 70 years old and a 20 year old would work but that rarely happens and it's usually only for money hungry young woman with older men.
@Aprilfreelance (96)
• United States
11 Jul 07
My husband is 16 years my senior. We have been married 11 wonderful years and get along beautifully. Age does not matter with us. It is our common interests, goals, and life experiences that bond us together. He is a better husband to me than most of my friends' husbands with little age difference.
@chrys84 (118)
• United States
10 Jul 07
there are two years between me and my boyfriend. I think as you get older things like age really don't matter too much it's about the person and even though it is a scientific fact that men's brain age slower then women's brains some men are more mature than others. it's about the personality, and as long as your personalities mesh well then age wont matter. although i do not condone age gaps between children under 18.
@sid556 (30959)
• United States
10 Jul 07
The older you get, age becomes less and less important. Compatability are far more important factors. I have dated men up to 18 years younger than me and some a bit older. It all depends on the couples. Once beyond teens, I don't think it should matter to anyone.
@GuateMom (1411)
• Canada
10 Jul 07
My husband is 1 year older than me. For the most part, I think it works better if you are fairly close in age with your partner, there is less of a power struggle.
My parents had a major age difference, my dad was 9 years older than my mom and they met when she was 16. He basically just molded her into the wife he wanted, married her at 19 and went on to completely control her life. She never knew any better because she was far too young, but he´d been around the block a few times and knew exactly how to manipulate a vulnerable teen girl into being his puppet. So, that is a good example of how age difference can cause problems.
However, I think if my parents had met later in life, say at ages 35 and 44, my mom would have known who she was and wouldn´t have had any problems. So it also depends on when you meet.
@hotmetalfreeq (30)
• United States
10 Jul 07
My husband is 5 months older that I am. We went to high school together and have been together ever since. I am really happy that we are as close in age as we are. We like alot of the same things. But more importantly, we share the same ideals. I wouldnt wanna be with someone too much older than me. My mom is married to a guy who is 10 years older than she is. He's already becoming like an old man and my mom is still young and has energy. So he kinda brings her down without meaning to.
@cochran39 (1)
• United States
10 Jul 07
my husband & myself there is a 6 and 1/2 age differance. i do not see a prob. with that woman mature faster than men in some aspects. i am in my thirtys and he is in his fourtys.
@rosalie2 (2)
• Philippines
10 Jul 07
well tho they say that age doent matters b/w 2 people in love ,i believed it really matters. coz, if the age gap is too far they will have problems in a physical sense.even more when husband is so much younger than wife.so it matters