Can you accept the wife is older than the husband?

How can that be deviant? I think it is quite normal. I read a piece of news recently in my country, a young man married an old lady who is forty elder than he. It is unbelievable and a little funny, but it seems that they really love each other, for the old lady is not very rich, so the young man is not for money.

Hello! here in my country, we don't care much if the husband is younger. Although some people cannot avoid to think negatively about this. I'm not married yet and it's ok if my husband will be younger (i thought the limit will be 5 year younger) but it still depends on the situation if the guy is mature enough to carry responsibilities of a marriage life then there is no problem. Some guys are older when it comes to age but their way of thinking is still immature while others are younger but thinks more responsible that those older men.^^;

Yes definitely. I don't think that age should be an issue, unless the age difference is so humongous like 20 or 30 years but if the wife is older only by 5 years more or less I do not think that it should be an issue. What is important is, if the couple loves each other truly and wholly the age should not be an issue and if the two of them are mature enough to handle their relationship. I have a number of female friends whose partners are younger than they are, there are also a lot of local celebrities whose boyfriend or husband is younger than them. I don't think that this is an issue anymore and many people, well from my point of view at least are becoming more and more lenient towards couples who do not conform to the norms of the society

Sure why not. I don't see what the difference is. Who said the man should be older than the woman?

Yes!this is a male chauvinistic world and what else can you expect from this.but there will be always this people who can go against the well trodden path and make their own way.I am from India and I can give two examples of successful pair like that,one from the past and one from the present.it is none other than Mahatma Gandhiji whose wife Kasturibai is elder and now it is Sachin Tendulkar,well known cricketer who married elder Anjali.

I've a friend who is older than her husband. She's a Chinese, so is her husband, and they are happily married. So there's no problem. The real problem is in the way people look at this issue. It has something to do with a man's ego, and how culture looks at women; a man can marry a woman younger than he is, but not someone older. I believe this stigma is slowly changing.

Hello fxq. I don't think that there is any problem for me if my wife is older so long as she is the one I love and I am the one she loves. I have a relative whose wife is three years older than he is and they got married happily for more than twenty years with a boy, now married. I also have a colleague who is younger than her husband and they are happy as well. So I think that it all depends on how one thinks when relating to their love and marriage. Take care, friend.

Yeah, even in my country..they really think having older wife is very funny and this is the same cases to husband older than his wife..But, it is also depending on the age gap is ranging generally from 2 to 5 years, t is still normal..but if the age gaps is from 15 to 20 years that is an odd relationship Some people would gossip that the old wife marries young husband, because the younger man is after for her money and not for love. Who ever want to marry an older women who could not bear a child? very rarely? Then, if a wife marries an older man, the same gossip goes to..But, the only differences men who are older could get more younger women to hook, because of their money and only few last , because of love..In my own opinion, if ever it happen and I marry an older man out of love and not of pity or because of his pockets full of money..but because of emotional and financial stability are balance. If ever i am the older wife marry a younger husband, I will be feel proud and little emotional that he marries me over the younger women. And, that is because of my good attitude and good personality, not just for the reasons I am rich, pretty or have money..I think the quality matters over the quantity or ages in any relationship..

It's been for years in America, kind of one of those unspoken uncomfortable issues. Where I live, it's VERY common for a big age gap between long term and married couples.. the man being older. I've dated men 10 years older than myself and never heard a peep about it. I'm 30 and dating someone 12 years younger.. and lemme tell ya.... we never hear the end of it.. from friends, from family. To make it worse, everyone automatically assumed that because we've been together off and on for 18 months, that there was some pedophilia going on there. Surprise world, not only was he actually above the age of consent when we started seeing each other, it's been intentional to NOT spend time alone because of people wanting to make assumptions. I'm a pay the bills and then kick back and be relatively care and drama free type of person. In my relationships with older men, it would seem to be, that when troubles within the relationship have arisen, it's always had to do with money or arguments over politics (which I dont even really care about) or their ex wives/gf's with custody of their children stirring up trouble. Or worse yet, the man is jealous. I'm a spazz, and I want to be with someone who isn't going to look at me like an idiot if I decided to go outside in the rain and splash in a puddle or sit on my porch in the evening blowing bubbles into the sunset. It hasn't always been easy.. because so many people DO want to stick their nose into things or bear down their social expectations.. but why is it anyone's business what I do within legal limits? It's not (= Many socities have the "the woman is a burden" or "the man should take care of the woman" philosophy.... That's not what it's about. Despite being a 12 year age difference, I love my partner J and we grow... TOGETHER... He learns from my experience, and I grow with his strides as he sets out into others. He plans to go to college, and I plan to wait until he's done to see if he'd like to further our relationship. Regardless of whether or not it does, I'm happy either way. I'll be happy to have had such a wonderful man in my life, and I'll be happy if it continues. Love and friends are both blessings. Love is about growing, and growing together... Not about growing to live up to someone else (outside of the relationships) needs and wants. If someone wants to groom a relationship, they can buy a damned poodle and groom THAT.