Age is not the problem.

Submitted by Ynnatchkah (United States), Jan 30, 2008 at 19:14

I personally knew about two brothers; both got married to women 13 and 14 years older than each one.

It happened (they both got married) a couple of decades ago, I mean, in the late 70s- they did so.

Today, both women already passed away.

They, the "boys", never got married again, wiping tears away every single moment for their wives, so I do not believe that age is a problem.

My Grandfather in Law was married for 50 years with a woman 7 years older than him, and they got married in the 30s. When she passed away, he almost left with her.

I knew a man who was 50 and the wife 20. They had 10 children and when she turned 52, she has a heart attack and passed way. He lolst taste for life.

If you are for example 38 and he is 20-21 I see no problem at all.

As if married couples in the US in their 20s and 30s do not divorceJ….

To be sincere, I believe the problem of confidence would come from them coming from MEast. I fear for you that this matter may be used as a bargaining chip for further blackmail and oppression.

Thanks for reading.

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