For the purpose of marriage, the difference of age between the two should be observed and assessed from two angles. One is physical another is psychological makeup. The element of psychological makeup predominantly relates to the girl/female.
Marriage is not an affair for a day or two. Its relevance and continuity is life-long. Therefore, the marriage should be a concrete bridge between husband and wife with trust, confidence and security. Ob course, nobody knows what may happen in the unforeseen future; but precaution has to be taken at the time of selecting the life partner, where possible.
For age difference between the boy and the girl, there is no such scientific suggestion about it. Mostly it depends, how both adjust or readjust, before or after marriage.
In wit and intelligence, a girl is assumed matured in comparison to her age. That is why, in marriage, age of the girl is preferred to be lower than the boy. In popular belief it is assumed as 5, 6 or 7 years. But if the girl is healthy (I mean scientifically healthy) then difference up to 10 years makes no difference. I have seen couples with age difference of 10 years enjoying happy conjugal life.
Answered by
Ramcharan
, an ibibo Master,
at
7:25 PM on July 05, 2008
