What is the ideal age gap for the couple to make the marriage last?

Can you believe that someone's household can be lasting and harmonious if husband and wife have an ideal age gap? Usually the age gap in question is that a man is several years older than his wife. In theory, with this age gap the two partners are in the maturity and readiness level to start a family. However, is there really an ideal age gap for a couple to marry? What are the consequences of marrying at a less than ideal age gap? Check out the full review below.

What is the ideal age distance for the couple to get married?

According to a study conducted by Emory University in Atlanta, the greater the age gap between a couple, the more likely it is that the couple will not last. The study analyzed 3,000 people. Then it was found that couples who were married with a five year difference in age had an 18 percent greater risk of separating than couples who were married the same age.

Then, this figure rises to 39 percent for married couples with a distance of 10 years of marriage. Interestingly and surprisingly again, the probability of divorce increased by 95 percent for those married 20 years apart.

Finally, couples with a one year age difference, the potential for divorce is only three percent. So this study concludes that the smaller the age gap for marriage, the longer the relationship will last.

The ideal age for a person to marry

Many national legal aid agencies object to the too low standard of marriage age. For the reasons above, YKP and the Children's Rights Monitoring Foundation (YPHA) had asked the Constitutional Court to raise the minimum age for marriage for women to 18 years. BKKBN itself assesses that the minimum ideal age for marriage for Indonesian women is 21 years.

This opinion is shared by a number of foreign studies. Statistical data from various studies suggest that you can wait a few years. A study published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationship in 2012 said that 25 years is the ideal age for marriage. Meanwhile, the US Census Bureau in 2013, for example, reported that the ideal age to marry for the first time is around 27 for women and 29 for men.

In July 2015, University of Utah professor of sociology, Nicholas Wolfinger, reported that the best ideal age for marriage is around 28-32 years, after analyzing data from census data in America during the years 2006-2010 and 2011-2013.

In the end, age does not determine whether a marriage will last

Not all differences in the age gap for marriage are a definite factor in the longevity of your relationship. In fact, a person's age difference is not necessarily directly related to how he deals with marriage problems and the permanence of the relationship.

So, it is hoped that those of you who want to get married and live happily, to be steady and confident in doing so. This can be anticipated from the start to discuss what matters are mandatory and important to be discussed together. Basically, marriage can last forever because it is based on love, understanding, tolerance, comfort, and gratitude built by the husband and wife themselves.