Do age gap relations work?

I'm not a statistician....but I do know that some work (like my older sister's marriage to a man who was 23 years older than she) and some don't.
This can be said of any kind of relationship, though.

Any relationship will work if 2 people are right for each other

In some cases they are way better, you tell those people to stfu and mind their own business. Your relationship is for the two of you only. If you’re being treated right and you’re happy that’s all that counts.

The problem is not now. The problem is when he is a weak old man at the sunset of his life and you are still going. Women live longer than men anyways, and the gap adds to that. That’s what my mother told me 20 years ago when my sister got into an age gap relation and I asked what the big deal was. She was right. Now he is in a nursing home, and she is still kicking. Not only is she alone, she has to provide for a man who no longer recognizes her.

My biggest age gap was 18 years. We stayed together for 5 years. In the end, we were in such different phases of life that it was hard to relate apart from the common daily things

I think they do and can, most of my relationships I have had were age gap relationships they never ended due to the age difference though.

My husband and I have a 19 year age gap and it has worked fine for the past twelve years

My parents have a 15 year age gap, they've been together for 45 years

Some work, some don't. Just like all relationships. There's a 16 year difference between me and my partner and it works. I could just as easily be with someone my age and it not be working 🤷‍♀️

it depends on the age of the people involved. if you're 30 and with someone who's 41, that's less difficult than being 25 and with someone who's 36 (although you've advertised that you've already passed the more difficult stage, and in theory, things should be getting easier).
the reason people are concerned is it's difficult match interests, concerns, even relatable experiences when the gap is large and the age is low, but everyone tends towards a general commonality.
e.g. at 20 it's pretty common to find people very much into extreme sports and binge drinking. as well as knitting and homemade bread. at 35, you'll find far fewer people participating in the first two and far more in the second.

given a choice most men would prefer a thigh gap relationship

It can, and still to this day, will work.

Any relationship is a working partnership!

Have a half brother who to my knowledge is still married and with two grown up kids in their early thirties now. The gap difference is 17 years! She's one year younger than me and he's 16 years older than me.

Mom first married her first husband at 16 and he was 30. Unfortunately he passed away at 46. They had six kids together.

My wife is 23 years younger than me and we are very happy 😁

My partner is 14 years older and we are happy

I don't make generalisations like that. Relationships are complex and unique. The only two people who can really know what's working or not are the two in the relationship, in my opinion.

I’ve always preferred older men, I think older men are more responsible and more mature. In my case and my marriage it works very well because I’m more attracted to older men

The ones I’ve seen works because both parties have a need for each other at their respective ages.

They gain pleasure and security from it.

Jealous people are against it. Those in them p6aise them.

it seems to work well for a lot of Rich men, Also it works for Bridget Macron x

Ask the people replying to this post who say they are "happily married" with a large age gap...ask them WHY they are flirting here on social media instead of being "happy" with their partner?

11 years is quite a lot. At one point you might notice immaturity. Eventually you’ll start to notice aging on the partner when you won’t be quite at that stage yourself yet. But it’s not enough really for one to be young and the other old. You will be both young, middle age and old at the same time at some point in your lives.

They work as well as any other relationships. When I was 28 I had a brief relationship with a woman of 46; when I was 38 I had a brief relationship with a woman of 23.

I know two people who are 13 years apart and have been happily married for at least 30 years. What i observe is being happy together and alone and having trust and respect with each other.

When I was 40 I dated a gal who was 25 it worked out for awhile but even though I still liked to go out for beers 🍻 she was still wanting to live the party life all the time lol

There is nothing in the age.. it's all in how you treat each other.. and how comfortable you are with each other. Everyone keeps warning because they don't personally feel the relationship you share and just assume by putting themselves in the picture. Similarly they may be warning your man that young gals are hard to maintain and satisfy in bed, and they cheat, using you for money etc.

That's the stupid world we live in.

Every kinda relationship has failed but age gap ones has more success rate as it's more matured and laid back, as compared to the no age gap.

My father-in-law married one of his college students. That marriage lasted longer than with my wife's mother. All is possible.

I've only ever had one big age gap relationship and it was one of the best I've ever had. I was 15/16, he was 40/41. We will keep in touch

I was in a relationship one time with someone 12 years older it lasted 7 years

Not in my experience. It’s usual an ego trip for the guy and a curiosity thing for the girl.

if you are happy with it....... dont worry about outsiders. aint none of their business anyway.

That seems fine. My parents were 10 years apart. Didn't pose a challenge.

I think it probably depends on the age of the younger one more so than the older one. The older one has already been through a lot that the younger one hasn’t yet, but there’s a huge difference between the maturity of a 26 year old dating a 37-year-old compared to an18 year old dating someone who is almost 30. The older you get, the less the age, gap matters.

Most relationships dont last period despite their ages

Some do and some don’t just like non age gap relationships 🙂🐼🥢

I've never really had a relationship with a big (more than 5 year) age gap, but I know people who's only relationships have been with people more than 5 years older or younger. I have experienced significantly younger guys and girls though not sure I could go down the relationship rabbit hole that way.

the 11 years difference works very well for us. :)

Mind did for 10 years

We are 18 year's apart its Awesome!!!

Because groomers exist. And they deliberately date people much younger to be able maintaining the power over them with a manipulation that the victim isn't even aware of.

The younger you are the more concerning it is. 26 is ok. At least you left high school and are legally adult.

9 years gap and it was work for us

They work until they dont...most relationships that dont work has nothing to do with "age gap"

Your question is like asking do relationships in general work?

It works for me

They can work. Just like any relationship it takes work and commitment. Age gap relationships like any other have obstacles the same as any other. Not insurmountable, just ones you have to figure out how to work through.

My grandpa was 11 years older than my grandma but i think the divide in cultural age gap was different then too. I think new adults are crazy stupid and i want them to stay off my lawn.

If you're planning to stay together for ever you'll probably start noticing a difference when you're about 50 and he's in his 60s and could be thinking about retiring.

Sometimes it does , sometimes it doesn't.

It's really all about the age, but if it's too big of a gap you would have lesser and lesser things in common as time goes on.

Most dont work but that doesnt mean yours wont work. All that matters is if your happy or not and if your happy who cares what everybody else thinks. Understand?

I think it depends on personality types and which is the older one.
Typically older males works better than older females for several reasons.

Well I believe it's more about what others think, I believe most people see age gap relationships in a negative perspective