Unless there’s extenuating circumstances of some sort, it doesn’t really matter.
My first husband was 5.5 years older and I was 20 when we married. My second husband is 11.5 years younger and I was 44 when we married. The age difference was never an issue at all in my first marriage. It’s not an issue at all for us in my second marriage, but it occasionally gets a raised eyebrow or less often a snarky comment. It’s a different dynamic, but it’s a much happier marriage.
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I don't think it matters but out of all my friends and family that are younger (like modern couples) and are married. The woman is the older one in the relationships including my own. Seems like the man being older is a thing of the past or those relationships fail more often. Just what I've noticed in my circle of friends/family.
It doesn't matter if both marry young, but if you go older it should be the man. Because the woman has the biological clock that will timeout and make her unsuitable for family/marriage.
I don’t think it should matter. I’m fine with my wife being younger or older as long as her age is close to mine. (I’m also fine with her being shorter or taller.)
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Personally I feel the man (my husband) should be.
However age is just number, so live and let live.
Women age faster than men after 50, so I think the man should be older. You don't want to wind up having your wife look older than you at that age.
age doesn't matter much, I think age is just a number, but if it's going to be old, I think it should be a woman
For me, the man should be.
As long as they are both adults freely choosing to do so, I do not care.
I don't think it matters 😊
Ideally you should be older than the children
I don't think it really matters.
The guy should be older.
literally doesn't matter...
The man should always be older.
It doesn't matter
men, husband
Doesn't matter
It hardly matters
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