Does Age Difference Matters In A Marriage?

“Marriage is not about age it is about finding the right person”

We all have heard that marriage is a union between two souls. But it is not only between two souls but also between two families. In India marriage is a social event that not only involves the couple but also their family and friends. Marriage is also a commitment and a promise of love and trust to one another. It is not a hidden fact that marriage comes with its own ups and downs but yet it is a beautiful experience.

Of late, we are hearing more divorce news than getting hitched news. Let’s take the example of our Bollywood celebrities all the latest news that have made the media highlights are all of divorce rather than marriage. So, the question lingers why is this happening. When the Divorce matrimonial sites that are coming up are claiming that they are getting better business day by day. When ever I have heard of a couple heading towards divorce I hear the man blaming the wife for the divorce. Yes, it is true that there are varied reasons but one factor that is very common in most of the divorce reason is the age.

Age is a very important factor in any relationship and sometimes it also becomes the main reason for a divorce. Couples should remember this factor but I know most of you might not agree with me and say that love can overstep every thing but is it actually true think again? According to various research, the age difference between a couple should be maximum of seven years and maximum of three years. In the olden days, people would say that a man being the head of the family should always be older than the opposite sex. Well, this is no more the concept in a modern society as there are houses where the head of the house is actually a woman. The main reason why this difference is needed is because hormones in women has a rapid growth rate as compared to men and if the age difference is not more than the woman, she becomes older andweaker before the man.

However, the researchers have even accepted that the potential success of the marriage actually does depend upon the maturity and experience level of the couple who are in love. The simple and undeniabletruth is that, there is no magic age differential when we talk about love and even sometimes marriage. There are many couples where the women are elder than the man but the marriage is successful.Thus, we can say that our experience does tell us that the lesser the age difference between two people who are in love do have a greater chance of developing a love that lasts longer. Whether it is one year, five years, ten, or even more, true love has the capacity to trump everything else. More importantly a couple in love should also remember that, age matters but it is lesserthan love. Love is truly timeless, and about that you can be sure.

Once I had heard a story from a Sikh friend of mine that when her sister was looking for a match for herself on the Sikh matrimonial sites her parents insisted that the man must be elder but when they met the man his views did not match with hers and so they chose a man who was of the same age as her and now they are a happily married couple.

So, if I have to keep forward my opinion it is not a harm to get married to a person of the same age as yours because if there is love and trust the age difference can be trumped over.