Age and Marriage
Age is an increasing number with respect to development and growth. Age has to do with experiences and life happenings.
Age and Marriage
They are two things that can be treated separately and together. Considering culture,Religious beliefs and personal thought.
When we are talking about marriage, it is a union between a man and a woman to become a legal husband and wife provided love exists between them.
Age has to do with marriage, you have to reach a certain age before thinking of getting married, I mean getting mature and necessary knowledge of life which will come naturally as experience with age.
Africa and culture
Getting married to an elderly person is seen right especially when the husband is older but can be seen wrong if the wife is older. Majorly African Culture supports and subscribes to getting married to an older man and frowns at getting married. That's why in Africa Older men get married to younger ladies, there will be few instances when the reverse is the case.
Religious views
The most common religions in West Africa are; Islamic, Christianity and Traditional religion. With the best of my knowledge, I understand that these three religions accept getting married to an older person either the man or the woman based on the historic event recalled in the sacred books.
My view
I will have to say that getting married to an elderly person both man and woman is something normal and should be encouraged in our society, As a religious person I believe getting married to person older than you will add more to your experience with people because a lot of experiences will be shared in the house, according to research older women take care of their husbands with respect than the younger ones, especially if they are divorcee or widower, they will always want to redeem their image especially if they are the cause of the divorce, they avoid any marriage error.
Older women, talking about those that get married late, maybe because they find it difficult to get a befitting spouse, they will stick to their husbands and always find means to make them happy.
I have seen some Ladies that wish to marry older men too, they believe they will spoil them especially if they marry them as a second wife. I don't talk much about women getting married to men older than them because it is normal and everybody feels it sounds good.
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I think this should be the decision of the parties and no one should have a say in it. It concerns only the two of them, so encouraging or discouraging such thing should not happen. Leave them to decide.
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Since I grew up to understand what marriage is all about, I have seen older men marry you get women, it's very common whereas the reverse isn't common. But then, this age of a thing in marriage is a choice... afterall all men aren't the same..some over age can be nice while some can use that as an advantage to intimidate the wife... however, I wouldn't mary someone that senior me with 15 years ...the age gap shouldn't be much
My opinion
Yap!!!
Your opinion is valid and I also subscribe for it
Yeah, culture plays a part in marriage but sometimes age isn't really a thing except if one hold on to the concept of culture as Africans and our religion
Exactly it Should not be a problem in as much both parties decide to be together
Yeah
Yea in our culture it's much common and not seen as anything bad, but in model days things as changed n not everyone like it, me for example don't.
There are certain beliefs that keep the culture running. Doesn't mean that these beliefs is what keeps a relationship going. We have men and women who want to love and be loved by an older or younger man or woman, yet there is a lot that goes into this concept. They must both be willing to understand and respect each other.
You're 💯 right, love over everything