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Bobsy2018 · 51-55, M
Sorry just come across this theme ...can I say age is just a number ...I met my ex at 21 she was 33 ...we lived together for 23 years ...married for 17 years ....
I didn't care what anyone thought neither did she ...my parents didn't understand or really liked the idea ...but it didn't bother me ...
Some of my friends thought it was weird and lost contact .again didn't care I was in love ...
Life is too short ...if you find your soulmate ...and there's an age gap ....who cares ...if he or she makes you happy ...go for it ...
Yeah there will be some strange looks and comments "..but they will never have what you have a true respectful fun loving relationship
So stick two fingers up at the haters ...and go for it ...
Take care
Rob
I didn't care what anyone thought neither did she ...my parents didn't understand or really liked the idea ...but it didn't bother me ...
Some of my friends thought it was weird and lost contact .again didn't care I was in love ...
Life is too short ...if you find your soulmate ...and there's an age gap ....who cares ...if he or she makes you happy ...go for it ...
Yeah there will be some strange looks and comments "..but they will never have what you have a true respectful fun loving relationship
So stick two fingers up at the haters ...and go for it ...
Take care
Rob
Heartlander · 80-89, M
We have family members with 12+ year gaps between husband and wife. Reflecting on my grandparents' generation, a 10+ year gap was also normal then. The narrow age gap thing is more a more modern USA type thing. In other cultures a 20 year gap may be closer to the norm.
In those cultures, there is an expectation that the male take time to first establish himself so as to first assure security before marring and raising a family. Also, in cultures where property ownership is an important part of security, men may have to wait for their parents to pass away so they can inherit that security.
In those cultures, there is an expectation that the male take time to first establish himself so as to first assure security before marring and raising a family. Also, in cultures where property ownership is an important part of security, men may have to wait for their parents to pass away so they can inherit that security.
Randomlygenerated · 26-30, F
@Heartlander This is very true. It used to be considere normal to marry a man a good bit older and so more established in life. I also have Iranian friends with a 20yr age gap. It annoys me slightly that people say "oh of course that's fine... for them". Why not fine for anyone who is in love?
Heartlander · 80-89, M
Love serves as the incentive for most marriages regardless of age. One of my grandparents had an18 or 19 year gap when they married. The wife, my grandma, died just a few years after they married, very young, in her mid 20, and per the family stories my grandpa visibly carried the grief for the next 25 years, until the day he died.
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