Age gap of four years is ideal for successful marriage
A recent research at the University of Vienna says that the most successful marriages are those where the man is four to six years older than the woman . After going through a database of more than 10,000 men and women, the study concluded that this age difference is ideal for the couple as it carries a reproductive advantage. For men, the average number of children increased with a decrease in the age of their partners. Similarly, for women too, the average number of children rose as their partners grew older than them. Conventionally, many cultures have supported such marriages. If we leave out the reproductive advantage, what can be the social, emotional and psychological repercussion of such relationships? A number of young beauties have fallen for older men and in some cases, men old enough to be their fathers. Experts agree that since girls mature faster than boys, they find themselves mentally compatible with a life partner who is older. "An older man is wiser, well s...