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AJ84
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Thanks for posting those stats.Shes right. Here are some stats:
Age difference in heterosexual married couples, 2013 US Current Population Survey[1]
Age difference Percentage of all married couples
Husband 20+ years older than wife
1.0
Husband 15–19 years older than wife
1.6
Husband 10–14 years older than wife
4.8
Husband 6–9 years older than wife
11.6
Husband 4–5 years older than wife
13.3
Husband 2–3 years older than wife
20.4
Husband and wife within 1 year
3 years older than wife
20.4
Husband and wife within 1 year
33.2
Wife 2–3 years older than husband
6.5
Wife 4–5 years older than husband
3.3
Wife 6–9 years older than husband
2.7
Wife 10–14 years older than husband
1.0
Wife 15–19 years older than husband
0.3
Wife 20+ years older than husband
So 7.4% of marriages the husband is 10+ yrs. And 19% husband is 6+ yrs.
I think the marriage stats may not reflect dating trends though.
While still not as common as dating those closer in age, I think if we’re going to see large age gaps, it will be more likely to be seen in dating rather than in marriages (excluding gold digger/ mail order bride lol).
I don’t have data on why that is but I wonder if part of it is because when dating people are more likely to explore age options that won’t require a committed investment, but when it comes to sharing a life with and investing emotionally and financially, the age thing becomes more of an issue where being at similar stages of life/ maturity etc would be more ideal if planning to start a family etc?
Always exceptions of course.