Does age hold any significance in a relationship?

Does age hold any significance in a relationship?


The marriage of Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor with Mira Rajput has remained a matter of talks in last one month. One of the reasons behind the added hype was the age difference between Mira and Shahid. While Mira is still in her early twenties, Shahid is 34 years old. It is not the first time the public is seeing such a huge age gap between famous couples. However, the matter of debate here is “Does age hold any significance in a relationship?”

Yes

- No one should forget the case of Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh who ended their marriage in a divorce. Saif who was twelve years younger to Amrita was in the arrangement for some thirteen years and then decided to move out of the relationship.

- Age largely matters when a girl is elder than boy in a relationship. No matter what, it is a brutal fact that looks and physical attraction remains a primary factor in any relationship. The example of celebrity couples like Dilip Kumar-Saira Banu justifies the point.

- It is a fast moving world where everything changes in a fraction of second. Therefore, expecting a long-living relationship between two people with major age difference is next to impossible.

- The couples who have considerable age gap often become a target of judgment from other people. This external pressure tends to create problem between them.

- The difference in age can have a negative impact ones emotional as well as physical life. It results in problems and eventually the relationship ends at a sad note.

- The level of energy does change with age. The older partner often finds it difficult to match with the energy level of the younger partner, when the age difference is large.

No

- Age is not a significant factor in a relationship. It all depends upon the common interests and adjustment level of a couple. If the couples really want, they can always have a successful relationship.

- Forget about the age, and consider all other cases where the relationships don’t work. In fact, nowadays the relationship in which there is no age difference tends to break soon.

- The successful marriage of Sachin Tendulkar and Anjali Tendulkar suggests that if the feelings are honest and true, then age doesn’t matters in a relationship. Zarina Wahab and Aditya Pancholi also fall in the same list.

- Mark Twain has stated that age is nothing but an issue of mind over matter. If couples don’t mind, then age doesn’t matter.

- It is just the society that makes a mountain out of a molehill. It is this negative stigma related to age differences that actually results into problem. The couple on the same maturity level does not allow age factor cloud their decision.

Conclusion

Had age been the dominant factor, then a number of marriages having the right age ratio would have survived the tough times. However, it was not the case. It is evident that age, outer appearance etc. are the secondary factors. What really matters is the mutual understanding between the couples. If they are there with each other through thick and thin, a relationship survives, otherwise there is no limit of sad endings.
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    Discussion

  • RE: Does age hold any significance in a relationship? -Deepa Kaushik (08/23/15)
  • True love and affection remains the basis of any successful relationship. The trust factor weighs over any other criteria for a long standing relationship. When the partners believe each other at any adverse situation of life, they can definitely withstand any external influence in the form of society, or family with respect to their age difference.

    Age difference in the marriage does not hold any concern at the emotional level. The couples can get along with each other throughout their lives if they have firm ideologies to stand against any negative influence in their lives. The feeling of oneness and ownness binds the partners together into an insperable knot.

    Despite this strong bond, there lies a matter of concern arising due to huge age difference in marriage. In majority of the cases, the age difference gives rise to difference of opinion. It is very similar to the differences in opinion between children and parents. In simple terms we call the difference to be generation gap when it comes to children and parents. But, when the same generation gap arises between the wedded couples, it creates hassles and unbridgeable gap. This difference often leads to termination of their married life ending in divorce.

    If the couples can match each others' energy level and understand and co-operate with their partners in lieu of their love and affection for each other, then the age difference does not prove to be a big problem in relationships. As this is the point where majority couples get stuck, the huge age difference traumatices the lives of partners and give a strong blow to their relationship.
  • RE: Does age hold any significance in a relationship? -chirag patel (08/21/15)
  • Relationship means two or more people connected with each other.relationship based on some virtue and proper understanding. what we think, its depend on age or not?
    let's discuss on it....

    yes
    # Relationship based virtues and thinking level ,maturity. some time age difference create problem in real life.
    #we see that older person and younger person aren't easily connected due to their age difference.
    #Different type of relation in society , due to lack of understanding it finally become a problem.
    #Age gap create problem due to physical and mental capability of partner.we see that marriage person gap is nearly 3-4 year .it has logic.
    NO
    # Relationship based on your spirit ,interest ,love . any one can connected by heart easily.relation of father and his son based on love ,respect and selfness work.
    # Any one can relate with each other at any age to make beautifull life partner to live a good life like shahid and mira..
    # It is time based process to be a good partner it require patient and true effort ,love ,trust . this all are Relationship .

    Conclusion
    # Relationship is based on your understanding ,love ,so no age difference cause a matter.
  • RE: Does age hold any significance in a relationship? -chirag patel (08/21/15)
  • Relationship means two or more people connected with each other.relationship based on some virtue and proper understanding. what we think, its depend on age or not?
    let's discuss on it....

    yes
    # Relationship based virtues and thinking level ,maturity. some time age difference create problem in real life.
    #we see that older person and younger person aren't easily connected due to their age difference.
    #Different type of relation in society , due to lack of understanding it finally become a problem.
    #Age gap create problem due to physical and mental capability of partner.we see that marriage person gap is nearly 3-4 year .it has logic.
    NO
    # Relationship based on your spirit ,interest ,love . any one can connected by heart easily.relation of father and his son based on love ,respect and selfness work.
    # Any one can relate with each other at any age to make beautifull life partner to live a good life like shahid and mira..
    # It is time based process to be a good partner it require patient and true effort ,love ,trust . this all are Relationship .

    Conclusion
    # Relationship is based not your understanding ,love ,so no age difference cause a matter.