does age matter?

[Stefy]

i would like to ask smth.... is it normal when in a couple the guy is youger than the girl?(for about 4 or 5 years) but they love each other
... many ppl say that its not quite right..what do u think?

[Sip]

Re: does age matter?

If the girl is younger than 20, then it's not ok. But if they are both over 18, then it's all good. The older the better. The problem is, IMO, men don't tend to mature nearly as early as women when it comes to relationships so an 18 year old male might have very limited understanding of what is a relationship compared to a 22 or 23 year old female.

But this is a VERY generic question. It will really depend on who we are taking about. Things like this you can't just go by a genral rule in my opinion .. except as I said above, generally it's a bad idea for a teen to be in a relationship with someone close to his or her mid 20's.

[sev_zeytun]

Re: does age matter?

I don't even think 4 or 5 years is that big of a gapto begin with, especially as people get older, so I don't really see any problem with that. Sip is right though, it deprends on the level of maturity of the two people in the relationship.

[Stefy]

Re: does age matter?

yeah.. maybe u are right...it depends on the fact if they r 20+... and on the level of boy's maturity...

[Lucin]

Re: does age matter?

You can't totally ignore the age factor.Age does not matter now when you are still young and fresh, but what about, let’s say, in twenty years time, when the man looks younger than the woman, how will you (men) handle it then?

[Crissy]

Re: does age matter?

Plastic surgery? LOOL

If the couple are both mature enough and age doesn't bother them then I don't think it's a problem. But alot of people, specially in the traditional Armenian families wouldn't aprove and that disaproval may play a part in the couples relationship particularly if they care what their family thinks.

As for woman looking older than man, well, we all age eventually, and if you truely love someone does it matter that they look older than you? Would you even care by that stage?

[Crissy]

Re: does age matter?

Plastic surgery? LOOL

If the couple are both mature enough and age doesn't bother them then I don't think it's a problem. But alot of people, specially in the traditional Armenian families wouldn't aprove and that disaproval may play a part in the couples relationship particularly if they care what their family thinks.

As for woman looking older than man, well, we all age eventually, and if you truely love someone does it matter that they look older than you? Would you even care by that stage?

[Siamanto]

Re: does age matter?

You can't totally ignore the age factor.Age does not matter now when you are still young and fresh, but what about, let’s say, in twenty years time, when the man looks younger than the woman, how will you (men) handle it then?

What is the average longevity of a marriage in the modern society and what are the chances that it is more than 20 years? In other words, what are the chances that a marriage between two "age wise perfectly matched" individuals will last twenty years??? Close to none?

[Siamanto]

Re: does age matter?

i would like to ask smth.... is it normal when in a couple the guy is youger than the girl?(for about 4 or 5 years) but they love each other
... many ppl say that its not quite right..what do u think?

What is the worse that can happen and is it less likely that the worse would happen with an "age wise matching" partner - whatever that means?

Do you think that you can build something together? Do you think that you can give each other and add to each other's life? Of course, the cost should be acceptable.

There are many determining factors and how relevant is the age factor - when all considered together - as a whole?

[friend]

Re: does age matter?

age doesent matter.