Will a relationship with a big age gap work?

India
May 26, 2010 11:30am CST
We come across men and women falling in love with people who are much older or younger to them. Say for example a man of 25 years in love with a woman of 40 years or a woman of 20 falling in love with a 40 years old man and so on... Can you approve such relationships?
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10 responses
@Jacobus1919 (1683)
• Philippines
26 May 10
Any relationship would work if both parties put the effort into it to make it work. Age is never a factor for a relationship to end in disaster. A relationship would not work only when both parties seem to careless about making things work. It seems we tend to forget that in the olden times the king is older compared to his queen.
• India
26 May 10
Yes, Jacobus, I agree with you that any relationship would work if both parties put the effort into it to make it work.Well said,friend.
• Philippines
27 May 10
Thanks vijayanths. Hopefully, people today would try and make things work with their partners. Since, in the first place, why would you get into a relationship unless you think or fully know you love and care for that person. Hopefully, to those couples that are tough times with their relationship as of the moment, would work things out and put effort to make things work.
• India
27 May 10
I think its all about loving someone and age is secondary thing. As long as you love the person and have very good understanding of each other's feeling age would not be an issue. Its love which makes relationship work and not the age.
• India
27 May 10
hI, Ajay I think you are right and I also do believe that when you love someone age is secondary thing. As long as you love the person and have very good understanding of each other's feeling age would not be an issue. Yes, Its love which makes relationship work and not the age.Well said.
@dodo19 (47279)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
26 May 10
I think that it certainly can work. I think that when you really love someone, age doesn't really matter. I think that so long as the two people really love each other, then they will find a way to make it work out.
• India
27 May 10
Yes, dodo as you rightly said when you really love someone, age doesn't really matter.I also think that so long as the two people really love each other, then they will find a way to make it work out.
@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
26 May 10
It all depends. There are big gap relationships that work fine but there are also which did not work. What I can say is it depends upon the people who are in that relationship. But mostly, young men with older women won't work usually. I know lots of partners that the woman is younger than the man but they are fine which means it usually works for older man and young woman not the vice versa.
• India
26 May 10
I think you are right Bebs. It can be true that younger women with older men work better than younger men with older women.
@med889 (5941)
26 May 10
If my brother gets married to someone twice his age I would obviously be getting worried for him but then I think it is his choice and I am not someone to interfere in someone else's life to boss around, but sure the gap is here so I will still be worried as we do not know if they can cope together.
• India
26 May 10
Yes med, that is what exactly I would feel and react if something like that happens in my life. You are open and practical.
@rosie230 (1703)
26 May 10
well i am 30 and my boyfriend is 48, and yes it can work.. age does not make a realtionship work or not work, these days age is not a major factor, if at all... with my relationship, age does not come into it at all, it is afterall just a number and for me it is the person I love, for who is his, not his age.
• India
26 May 10
wow,that is really fantastic rosie. I am glad your relationship is going strong. My best wishes for you.
@annierose (21602)
• Philippines
27 May 10
hi vijayanths, I have nothing against relationships in which a big age gap between a man and a woman is there. I can say that age doesn't matter in relationships. They are just number and nothing in significance. What matter is that there is a real love existing between the man and the woman. I have seen many couples in which I can say are or were successful despite the truth that one of them is or was very old to be partnered with his or her partner. As for me, my boyfriend and I have a big age gap but we are on our relationship for more than 2 years now. We have some arguments sometimes but we are able to find solutions for it. My boyfriend is very much older than me but it doesn't bother me at all. In fact, I prefer him than any other younger guys who is very immature because he is a responsible man.
@maezee (41988)
• United States
31 May 10
I think any relationship has the potential to work. Yeah, you're both put at a disadvantage with generation gaps, but I think love can conquer anything really, no cliche intended!
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
27 May 10
Hello dear bhai, Well,in my opinion,it's not age that matter when it comes to love,but,it's LOVE. When we fall in love,we never asks the age,status,occupation etc etc. Love doesn't know about age,culture nor religion. My dad is 16 years older than my mom. I also had few friends who were older or younger far from their partner. My friend is older than her husband for 13 years and they are living happily together and they don't have child either. When we love someone,we only listens to what our heart says and what our heart beats. We don't even care about the looks or family background or the character of the person. Mostly people who are inlove doesn't know what is wrong and what is right. And,i don't care if i fall in love with someone who is 10 years than me as long as he loved me. Or, i can also fall inlove with a man who is 20 years older than me. We can never tell
• India
26 May 10
Hi friend, I think that if u love any person there is no any age limit. love can't see age. love just sees good things and love can't contain any specific defination. so we can not have rights to approve or not such relations.
• India
26 May 10
Yes, I do agree with you svaishali. It is true the couple have all the rights to cherish the relationship and there is no need for any one to approve it.