What is your opinion on older men marrying much younger women?

Question

For example what do you think about someone marrying a woman who is 16 years younger? Is it wrong? Sick? What is your experience?

Answer 1

I'd say - if they are BOTH adults and over the mature age of 21 - I see no problem with it.

Age is only a number...

Answer 2

It's ok as long as she is over 18.  After that there is nothing wrong with it but the couple has to consider with such an age difference that they may not have much in common.  It can work out but they need to work at it.  

Answer 3

Don't really have an opinion just an observation Your hurt. Don't dwell on what you can't control Let it go and move foward

Answer 4

im 18, married for almost one year to the best guy in the world. we are 15 years apart, we dated for 3 years, yes i was 14, and i stayed a virgin until marriage. no it wasnt a force marriage nor a planned one however muslims do it. i cant see myself marrying anyone else in the world and i see someof my other friends married to people thier age and i just think to their husbands, my god, grow up! im in college enjoying every minute of my life, im going to become a doctor someday, and my husband owns a very sucessful buisness and moving on to the second. we are both from the same country, same religion, we get along great, but EVERY relationship has its ups and downs. ive had 2 doctors come ask for my hand while living with my parents, ive been highly looked upon by people in my community bcz i was born here yet i am fluent in my parents native language (MY mother is white/american) i am very well raised, smart 4.0 gpa, and beautiful......just so poeople wont think i married an older guy if im ugly loool....and he makes all my dreams come true....hes a very repected guy by my family, even though my family is VERY rich and they sometimes seem a little too stuck up loool....but yea, thank god, im a lucky girl living a great life with many hopes and dreams ahead of me and not once has my husband said no you can t do this or no u cant do that an he stands by my side in my dreams.....age isnt anything but a number and its very common to have a big age difference....

although when i went to get a marriage license ( i was 17 at marriage) not only was my father with us at city hall, but in america i think its crazy how they have their ways...

i had to go get evaluated by a shrink...

and i had a court date to see if the judge approved me for a marriage license!!!!!

i was only short my 18th birthday by 6 months, but i wanted to get married in the summer before the new school year started in order to change schools.

funny thing is, our wedding was 1 week ahead....we needed the license fast! we had 500 guests and a wedding costing over 60,000 dollars looool

but we had it in time....im very much more mature for my age, and the judges approved but it was crazy....

so yea thats my experience!!!!

hope it helped answer ur question and other responders!!

~Stephanie

Answer 5

I see nothing wrong with it.

Their adults and its their life and they can do what they want plus its none of my business.

Answer 6

I don't think it's wrong, but I do think it's for mutual benefit, usually, and not for love.

Answer 7

My cousin's husband is 12 years older than her, and he treats her like a child.

She is miserable, but he makes all the money, so that is why she is still married to him, she wanted to marry someone who would treat her like her daddy did while she was growing up.

She married a sugar daddy, she does not work, but he treats her like a little girl.

Her choice, NOT mine.

If she wanted to marry someone "like her father", why didn't she just marry her "daddy"?????

I already know the answer, to that one, but they were headed there anyways!!!!!

Yes, they were THAT close, ewwwwwwww................!!!!!!!!

Answer 8

It's fine...my parents are 20+ (forget exactly) years apart, and if not i sorta wouldn't exist (I like existing....)

Answer 9

" Age is a matter of mind, so if you don't mind age doesn't matter."

Answer 10

There is nothing wrong with that. I mean if I was to start dating again, I would want someone about 20-25. Im 40. Yea it will cost me a lot of money....but at that point who cares.

Answer 11

Everyone will have there opinion on this, and heres mine. I don't think it right. People should find people close to there own age so they will have more in common. I believe when people marry someone much younger there just trying to feel younger there selves.

Answer 12

To be honest, its like people keep saying, love shouldn't have an age limit, but in this case, if there's no real love and its just to look good or something, then its wrong.

Answer 13

i think it is totally fine i am 21 and my fiance is 16 years older than i am

Answer 14

Katie...don't worry about Tom so much. Sure he's older, sure he's senile, sure he'll be in depends soon, but remember he loves you and wants to take you aboard the mothership one day.

K

Answer 15

s*x? Or maybe they just work well together, I do not know. It isn't necessarily about the number, but the maturity levels of both parties.

Answer 16

I am 46, and if, heaven forbid, something should ever happen to my wife, then if I went to remarry, I would hope that people would not judge me if I fell in love with a significantly younger woman.  Therefore, I certainly would not judge it wrong.  I would also go so far as to ask why you are limiting this to older men and younger women; in my opinion, it is also not wrong for an older woman to date and marry a much younger man.

Answer 17

The old fogey is trying to pretend he's 22 again.  I'll bet he's really s**y when he's putting his teeth in a cup.  Old nasty f**t.

Answer 18

16 years isn't a big deal.

30 or 40 years is a little much.