Does age really matter for love?

@berry9 (590)
India
January 14, 2007 2:55am CST
My dear friends.I dont understand why to most parents and our people esp elders,age really matter for love.why does the girl have to be always younger than the guy and it is the same with marraiges also.What harm is going to come from the girl being older than him? why have people created such a feeling? Did you know that EVE was actually born before adam?Science has proof.Many researches show.I have a best evidence article on it too.So tell me why do people think the girl should be younger?Is it because the man wants to dominate or was there any other reason?
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• Philippines
14 Jan 07
i really dont think age matter when it comes to age because there are youner girls who think more mature than older men. but i can also understand why most parents associate love to age because for them the more older you become the more mature you will be. so if a man is younger then the women the relationship would be more smoother than the other way around.
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@fsk147 (27)
• Qatar
14 Jan 07
this is the best ans for the question
• United States
14 Jan 07
I agree, love should not be restricted by age, but I do find it inapporpriate for 30 year olds to date teens. But age is just a number and it shouldnt hold you back. Nice comment cutekristine, I think a lot of people would agree with you too.
@bugbaby (1787)
• Indonesia
14 Jan 07
Not for me buddy. I had girlfriend who was different the age 2 years were older than me. But I will get marriage soon with her. I think love did not speak about the age difference, but the love spoke about the harmony, comfort and honesty
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@ajithlal (14716)
• India
14 Jan 07
I also agree age does not matter in love. Some of my friends have married girls elder than them. Love matters more than age.
@fsk147 (27)
• Qatar
14 Jan 07
i also agree with this...........
@ahmed2th (127)
• Egypt
14 Jan 07
I agree.
@annieroos (1845)
• United States
15 Jan 07
Well personally i don't think there is anything wrong with a female being older then the man.. I am married and i am 11 years older then my husband. And it has been great, the age difference is no big thing to us.. But i do know that i have gotten remarks.. when we met i was 31 and he wasn't even 21 yet.. and when we would go places people would say i was his mom..... hellooooooo.. It would make me so mad at first.. but it has stopped and if anyone says anything now i just say nope he is my husband and they get embarrased.. But i don't know why people make a big deal about it.. we have been married for 9 years.. And we met online.. Its been wonderful to know that i have found my soulmate..no matter how old.. and he doesn't dominate at all.. its all equal..
@berry9 (590)
• India
16 Jan 07
wooooooooo this is wonderful.you have the guts.I would know how difficult this is going to be if someone speaks like that.ask them to piss off.
• India
15 Jan 07
Well I don't think its really necessary for the girl to be younger than the guy.But according to a prominent pyschologist its always better when the girl is atleast 3-4 years younger than the guy.The reason he said is when we compare a girl and a boy of the same age,the girl's maturity and understanding level is more and it matches to that of a guy who is 3-4 years elder to her.So that's the main reason in a relationship girl should be younger than the guy...or atleast that's what people say. But if u feel you can understand him/her better then I guess there's no harm.There are exceptions everywhere after all :-) Just go ahead and prove the old theory wrong
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@berry9 (590)
• India
15 Jan 07
response like this I would appreciate. everything is the work of mind.If you have a healthymind,everything will be just fine.
@kvijay (16)
• India
14 Jan 07
In countries like India wher most of the marriages r arranged by parents the things they look b4 marryin off their daughter 2 someone s the social status of the bride, the kind of job the guy's doin,whether he'll be able 2 provide 4 the family,etc...4 a man 2 fulfill all these t'll take some time n hence most marriages r with men older than women by 'bout 4-6 years.....
@berry9 (590)
• India
14 Jan 07
nowadays men settle faster than before
@shankru85 (131)
• India
18 Jan 07
theres no harm as such.... but it is generally of the belief and of practice that the man leads the house...hence he needs to be mature and hence elder...it just started that way...but nothing wrong scientifically....
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@berry9 (590)
• India
20 Jan 07
Hey are you a doctor my friend?
@cisco1 (539)
• United States
14 Jan 07
To me it shouldnt. Age dont count for nothing in a relationship. If you are happy with that person and is not breaking in any law then go for it. if your parents dont approve of it oh well. You live your own life and make your own decisions. In time they will come around.
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• United States
14 Jan 07
I dont think so, my husband is almost 7 yrs older than me and we are happily married with a baby thats 10 months old. Love comes first, I believe if there is love and understanding then age shoulld not be a problem. Unless ofcourse we are talking about teenagers, but for adults age should not be an issues. :)
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• India
14 Jan 07
this is one of the best? i ever seen in MYLOT. as we know that today women more succesful then man in marriage every budy wants that their wife should be younger than him because only than the will under stood their feelings
@grbnrj (105)
• India
14 Jan 07
hi berry! this is a nice question. i am a boy of 24 years old. i am from kolkata, india. well, i think girls are more matured than the same aged boys. i mean a 24 year girl has the maturity like a 30 year boy. i don't know if there is any scientific reason behind it. but it is the fact you can observe. so, it is preferred to arrange a marriage between a boy and a younger girl. but in the case of love marriage, i think there should not be any barrier because in that case one understands other's mind very well in advance. but in case of arranged marriage to make a balanced maturity lavel between the couple, our parents manage it by choosing a younger girl than the boy.that's all my dear!
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@rovenn (69)
• Philippines
14 Jan 07
Age doesnt matter for Love. Yes,parents wants the best for his son/daughter and it is sad to know that some of them interfere with the relationship of their son just because the girl is older than him.That,s not fair. The subject is Love,with greater importance than age. Love is not a matter of counting the years..but making the years count.
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• Philippines
20 Jan 07
Well for me when it comes to love age really dont matter... as long as you have a mutual understanding with the guy/girl you choose to be with then you can marry her/him. Its not the age, nor the money.. its love and understanding..
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• India
20 Jan 07
No age doesn'ta matter for love because when a boy or a girl was impressed by his/her characters, honesty,thenthey not worry about thier age if they understand eachother then age or anything ia doesn't matter for love
• India
20 Jan 07
No age does not matter for love. It may happen any time with anyone. It is a feeling of hearts when it breaks the people come closure and start loving each other. Age should not be given much weightage for love.
@nilzerous1 (2434)
• India
14 Jan 07
Age cannot be a barrier for true love. To me it is the feeling of oneness that is more important than age factor.
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• United States
14 Jan 07
not specifically age matters... it depends on the personality of individuals. commonly also it really matters if the gap between the guy is already more than 20 yrs than to the gal. desires & ambitions be of a different way & the point of view be of a big gap between their passion & enjoyment.
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@shywolf (4514)
• United States
14 Jan 07
I don't like either how it is so much more acceptable in our culture for the man to be older. I don't know why it seems like the woman being older is the more looked down upon option. Do you know what? The idea of the woman being older than her man makes _more_ sense to me. Women actually live longer than men. It's a proven scientific fact, that, overall, most women live longer than most men do. So if a woman finds a slightly younger man, or even a much younger man, it seems to me like they have a much better chance of having more years together before they both leave this life. To me, that makes so much sense! I want to be with my love for as long as humanly possible. I don't want to be 70 years old and a widow. Of course I would be happy to find the love of my life no matter what age he is, but I actually thikn taht finding someone younger than me would make me the happiest!*laugh*^_^
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• Philippines
14 Jan 07
age doesnt really matter for love because if you love a person it doesnt matter if he's older or younger because what important is you use your heart
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• India
14 Jan 07
their is a belief that women get more mature than man of same age,so parents have a illusion that both partners can be compatable only if girl's age is less than man.But in my opinion love does not have any relation with age,it depends upon two individuals.and it was always the case that the relationship between two individuals in which the girl's age is more or at par with man will succed more as the women is more matured enough and will value the ralationship more,history proves that women always value the relationship more and will try to keep the relationship
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• United States
14 Jan 07
Hello. Try not to let other people influence you. Age really does not matter. I think people make comments because many of them are still so stuck on the past. The world has changed and nowadays, I see many older women with younger men. As a matter of fact, my mother in law is 4 years older than my father in law! I know that does not seem like a lot, but hey, their relationship is wonderful! As long as each of you are mature, age will not play a major factor in your lives.
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