Are you meaning ages? I would look at it as adult vs. Child; I’m not interested in the edge cases and legal definitions.
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Yea ages, I ask because I wanted advice on relevant issue.
My best advice: marriage before sex avoids all of these issues.
I did that, 17 years of marriage and now 40 with 2 kids and I found the midlife crisis from fundamental differences. Would like permission to start new relationship with 25 year old who appears more compatible but I fear age gap might cause discomfort socially
Meh. No marriage is perfect. Rather each is marriage is specifically imperfect for each person. It is in working through these imperfections that we grow and mature.
A young woman, or any other woman, may seem desirable because there are no imperfections yet in the relationship. But it’s a matter of time.
I’m of the belief that any man and any woman could marry and have a happy loving relationship. But it takes work.
I thought I'd be married forever at the start but I experienced severe burn out from constant demands, criticism and minimising of my needs which was amplified by work demands too. I was stuck in bed for 3 months then realized I am missing out on life as I'll always fail to convince these ppl to take me seriously. I'm happier building this new relationship and working on communicating needs earlier. Also person is male which speaks to the radical change I'm seeking