Even though people do not pay attention to age and other things before falling in love, when it comes to marriage, everyone tries to know their partner well, so that life after marriage is pleasant. Age is considered the most important factor for marriage. A right age gap between any couple can make their relationship even stronger and unbreakable. This is the reason why people pay attention to their partner's age before marriage.
Often this question comes to people's mind what should be the age gap between a perfect couple for marriage? Should the age of a girl always be less than that of a boy? After all, why has it always been considered right for girls to marry boys older than them? Let us tell you today about the reason behind this. We will also know how much age gap is considered acceptable between a couple.
People have been thinking about this topic for a long time. According to research conducted at the University of Atlanta, the ideal age gap between husband and wife is considered to be a difference of five years. According to this research, couples whose age difference is five years have only an 18% chance of divorce.
Whereas if there is a 10-year age difference between a boy and a girl, then the possibility of divorce is up to 39%. Whereas if there is an age gap of 20 years between the two, then the possibility of divorce increases to 95%. This means that for a successful marriage, there must be a proper age difference between the boy and the girl. If there is more difference, the risk of relationship breaking increases.
However, the reason behind this is that girls become mature and intelligent sooner than boys. According to experts, if seen from a biological point of view, there is a lot of difference in the maturity level of boys and girls. Girls reach their puberty at the age of 12–14 years, while boys reach their puberty at the age of 14–17 years. For marriage, both of them must be mature, hence only a boy who is slightly older than the girl is considered suitable for marriage. In such a situation, both understand their responsibilities properly.
However, apart from all these things, the most important thing for a good relationship is that there should be mutual understanding between the two. If both of you can support each other in every situation, then you can marry someone of your age.
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