Relevance of age gaps in relationships

Relationship remains a mystery to humanity, right from the story of creation in the Holy Bible, where God desired and had a relationship with Adam, not minding the extreme gap of seniority. And we all know how the story turned: God saw that it was not good for a man to be alone and thus created the being, 'woman' out of man, as told by the Holy Book, where God took a rib from Adam's and created the help meet. I want to assume their age difference was minimal, probably because the gap between both creations was not far apart.

In today's world, we see a significant number of couples with varying age gaps, especially in the older generations. My mom, for example, is a bit over a decade younger than my dad. And I got to notice that a majority of couples have the man to be older than the wife. This is similar for relationships, and I have met a few ladies that prefer older partners and, in their words,'more mature'. Well, we know women can be tender and loving, and they equally desire the shelter of a bold and daring man that can take charge of the situations. On only a few occasions do we have ladies to be older than their partners, and oftentimes, people would not know except for close friends and relatives disclosed to them. Or, we could have ladies that hid their true ages, and for someone like me, you could assume me to be ten years younger than my real age, especially when you see my picture. Well, that's a compliment I enjoy quite often.

My dear friend @bipolar95 made a statement that women prefer way older men so that eyesight can be lost when the beauty of the lady fades or the body changes to a shape that may not appeal to the man again. Quite a funny but true school of thought; however, we have another ideology that 'age is just a number'.

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Though relationship remains a beautiful mystery, I believe friendship and maturity are vital factors that, when upheld in high esteem, would void the importance of age as it relates to relationships. Wide age gaps in relationships oftentimes get accompanied with some degree of reservations, distancing, and maybe a feeling of disrespect. Such results were not accentuated by the older generations, probably because of the African culture that mostly dominated homes with a lesser approach to westernization and social media. Before now, women were admonished to endure their homes or marriages, which is the opposite of what has been seen in recent times. Life has happened to many of us, and with the advent of literacy, both genders are more aware of their rights and roles (women especially) and would likely not endure for long what our older generations endured.

The wide age gap in some homes could also mean the man may disregard the counsels of the partner, looking down on her age, forgetting that she is a part-owner (partner). It is easier to relate with a partner who is a year or two older rather than a wide age gap.

Here's my thoughts about the age gaps in relationships. Kindly throw in a comment; let's share perspectives.

Thank you for reading.