Does age difference matter in a relation?

It can make a difference, but I think it has more to do with maturity and needs than it does with age. I'm 12 years older than my wife, but I'm such a big kid that our mental ages coincide.

Age difference does matter in my opinion. I would not say that its totally bad, but the extent to which one is older than the other is significant in a relationship. From what experience i have had if the age gap between the couple is under 10, then they are going to be more understandable.

I don't think we have any right to decide for other people. As long as both are adults, they are free to enter into any relationship they feel is right for them, even if there is a large age difference. And (here is where people will disagree with me) even if some young blonde wants to marry some old, rich man - that's okay too. I am pretty sure he knows that it is his money that attracts her and she is obviously willing to marry him and be his wife, so they may both be happy with the arrangement. Love is not the only reason people get married.

Personally, if they really love each other, then that's the important thing. They'll find a way to make it work.

We have an expression. "age is only a number" What does it matter. This is true we can be any age. But also age does matter because sometimes people do not understand the other.

You don't fall in love with someone because of their age. My husband is 9 years older than me and we've been married 50 years.

It's been an old belief that has been unconsciously acting in our society. Age really doesn't matter, if two persons are truly in love.

Of course the age does matter to a relationship. I don't like my husband is older me a lot, such as 10 years. As I am afraid we will have the generation gap. And due to the big difference of age, we will have different physical situation. Such as you are still young and energetic, but your husband needs to walk with a stick. It will have an effect on the relationship.

If they're both consenting adults, it's nobody else's business what they do.

Well, I think it depends on the maturity level of the people. I know a couple where the woman is 8 years older than the man and they have major problems because the guy still acts like a child at times... Other times it works just fine.

It doesn't bother me one bit. I think people know what's good for them. It is not our business.

Leave it to the individuals. It's not really anyone else's business.

It's nothing but a number, even my grandparents are 20 years old apart. I don't see anything wrong as long as there is LOVE.

Hard to speak in general. the difference between 20 and 40 is big though, but 40 and 60 is nothing. Generally speaking woman are more mature then men. I do not think it's normally a problem, relationships can break for a million of reasons. As long as everybody Happy, Go for it.

These days you get to see people getting involved without any hesitation about age.But for better understanding and compatibility it is better not to have a a long gap like 20 years or more , either way ...

There was an excellent book written about couples that found when there was 5-15 years in the difference of ages by a couple the better chance they had!

Mike and I are 16 years apart.We do not have time to frown.When you love each other.That what count the most

I think age difference is possible, but within reasonable limits. Age difference in 30 years is not normal for me.It definitely means not love, but money or animal passion. It also means that older partner may be backward

I think when we are bothered about same age group may from our class room. We often talks he is one year senior or 1 year junior. In relation the age difference between couple is not matter. In India Sachin's marriage is one of the finest example

I know many happy couples with a large age difference. In one of them the woman is almost 20 years older than the man. They have now been married for 20 years, and seem very happy and well matched. The age difference was very apparent at first, but now they seem about the same age.