They say that all ages are submissive to love. Indeed, a person can fall in love at any age of a person of any age. This creates a marriage, and the "well-wishers" around begin to gossip. And if the marriage, perhaps even for reasons that do not depend on the age of the spouses, falls apart, then they generally begin to condemn. This begs the question - is there really an acceptable age difference between spouses?
Opinions from around the world
Finns, for example, came to the conclusion that the age difference between newlyweds should be at least 15 years in favor of a man. Thanks to this, future offspring will be healthy.
In fact, statistics show the opposite - the difference between spouses in Finland is about three years.
The Swedes came to the conclusion that the maximum difference between a husband and a wife could be no more than 6 years. At the same time, feelings are in the background, and in the first place is the financial situation of the spouse. He must earn decent money so that the family does not need anything.
British researchers are in solidarity with the Finns - a difference of 6 years is optimal. But they put first place not on the financial well-being of the spouse, but on his mental development. The smarter a man is, the more complete his offspring are, they said.
Democratic Americans are democratic in everything. In their opinion, the age difference for creating a prosperous family is not fundamental. It all depends on the age at which the spouses began to have a sex life.
If it happens too early (14-15 years old) or too late (25-27 years old), the marriage is doomed.
People with a big age difference are sometimes just embarrassed to get married, because they believe that society will not approve of it.
And how are things really?
But in fact, everything is much simpler! If people really love each other and create a marriage of their own free will, without intent or calculation, even a huge age difference does not matter.
Of course, when people of the same age decide to be together, it is much easier for them to find a common language. After all, they were brought up by the same era and on the same principles. In general, their interests, as a rule, coincide, and this can contribute to strengthening relationships in the family.
But even a significant difference in the age of spouses can have a beneficial effect on intra-family relations. After all, one of them already has sufficient intelligence and wisdom, which helps to resolve the conflicts that arise. It is believed that the older man is the ideal husband, as he already has a lot of life experience.
The universal secret of family happiness is mutual love, respect and community of interests. At the same time, the difference in age between spouses is a purely personal matter for everyone. There is no need to be interested in and delve into various statistics. Your family may well be the exception to all the rules.
