| Having a large age gap between partners is as rare | | | | Another issue, of course, is what the parties think of |
| as we think. From celebrities to couples you know | | | | each other. The younger one may be under the |
| personally, there are marriages where there is an | | | | impression that their partner is a relic and has |
| apparent age gap between the partners. The question | | | | antiquated ideas. The older half, in turn, may see the |
| is: does it work? | | | | younger partner as child. If this is the way both parties |
| There are many reasons why people think that a | | | | think, the marriage may simply be a substitute for a |
| marriage with an age gap can't possibly work. If the | | | | parent-child relationship; this is a strong indication that |
| age gap is more than 11 years, there are several | | | | the bond is not strong enough to last. |
| factors that might lead people to believe that this type | | | | However, if the parties are of the same level of |
| of marriage will not work. | | | | maturity, no matter the difference in their age, there is |
| One of these factors is the obvious difference in | | | | a big chance that the marriage will work. If the couple |
| interests. It's only natural for the young and the | | | | see themselves as partners and not part of a subtle |
| considerably older to be interested in different things. If | | | | parent-child pairing, the marriage certainly has a chance |
| they are to marry and a compromise is made with | | | | as any other same-age partnership. In time, they and |
| regards to these interests, the younger party may | | | | the people around them will realize that an age gap will |
| regret missing out on a lot of things. The older one | | | | no longer be a big deal. As people grow older, |
| may also deem it a waste of time to experience | | | | differences in age will matter less and less. |
| things that he or she has gone through before. | | | | |