Does the age of the partner really affect the longevity of the relationship? Researchers have looked into this matter.
Age difference in a couple is no longer a taboo. Whether it is a difference of 5, 10 or 20 years, it is completely within the norm. As evidence, the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, is 45, while his wife, Brigitte Macron, is 70. Leonardo DiCaprio (48 years old), a successful actor, exclusively visits women under the age of 25. Recently, Robert De Niro, 79, was at the center of the conversation as he welcomed a baby boy with his 45-year-old wife. Age difference is international, but does it affect the longevity of relationships?
95% of couples with a 20 year age gap don’t last.
university researchers Emory in Atlanta To find out the real effect of age in a relationship, a survey was conducted. They then analyzed the responses of 3,000 participants and found that couples with a 5-year age gap were 18% more likely to separate than those of the same age. This figure rises to 39% for couples with a 10-year age gap. In the end, 95% of relationships in which partners have a 20-year age difference don’t work. In contrast, the odds are much lower (3%) when the spouses are only one year apart. “It may be that the types of couples who have these characteristics are the types of couples who are, on average, more likely to divorce for other reasons,” said Hugo Maialone, one of the researchers behind the study.
Researchers in England are also interested in the age relationship. Grace Lordan, Associate Professor of Behavioral Science at the London School of Economics, reveals BBC Age gap in relationships does not last long. “Over time, the marital satisfaction of different-age couples tends to decline more than that of partners of the same age. Same age couples are also less likely to divorce.”
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