of course but these older men are going to get younger women if they offer a lot more monetary compensation for their age… no young grl’s gonna marry a poor old man. but a young woman may marry a poor young man.
Even a lesser earning but with stable job older man can find a younger girl relatively easily.
Older women on the other hand, with all the money will have difficulty in finding younger men. Exception to this does occur but not so commonly. I am speaking of long term usual marriages. Not celebrity kind of marriages etc.
And depending upon where you are, even poor old men do get married with much younger girls. Reverse is uncommon.
Lets face it still men rule the relationship world with their terms.
ok i am turning 28 very soon and i am not ashamed to share that number.
My future seems very bright to me. I am very happy with my age and the type of experiences i have gone through.
honestly speaking most guys find girls over 25+ very smart, intelligent, attractive and career woman type. A guy who is in his 30s usually goes for someone who is in her late twenties.
Girls like me we dont like to settle for less. We have other priorities before we make the big commitment.
then again
there are so many chocolates to chose from.. its hard to settle for one only
on a serious note… Whenever Allah has written it will happen]
I pray that all these girls who aren’t married to get married insha’allah. Because Allah has made pair for everyone. Having said that.. i am stable 26 years old individual and normally do get offer to get married to someone from my own age or older all the time!. But it is my personal preference to get married to someone who is atleast 3 or 4 years younger than me. It is just better that way..Say Dr. Hassan.
but then you also have a time line to face - after choosing the chocolate you need to have your own family building… so you have to rush and give birth soon after
you know things are finally changing, all my male cousins in their late 20s or early 30s are interested in finding age equivalent partners with an age-difference of no more than a couple of yrs. the parents are still fighting this alien concept, but they don’t stand a chance, prefference is overwhelmingly for personally compatible, well educated, career-oriented girls who will be partners in the literal sense, sharing and taking on just as much responsibilities in a marriage as the guys. i believe the girls are on the same page too.
Njmasti.. not to stereotype but i think older girls and who are same age as us are very mature and thats why i think i need somebody younger to balance maturity level.
Some of the responses here are too comical to even address. Seriously? And we come from a culture that prizes Muhammed (SAW) who married a 40 yr old woman when he was 20. Some of you folks should be ashamed of yourselves.
I agree with you first time ever pcg. We should follow Sunnah and don’t stereo-type but atleast that is what i see. I give you an example, 3 of my friends got married recently with someobody who are same age as them. They are happy mA’Allah but one thing these guys all tell me that sometimes they feel their wives are controlling in every aspect of their lives. I.e, they don’t let them go out with their fellow male companions for skiing,cool adventure, don’t let them dine out with other friends and co-workers.
On other hand my other 4 friends got married to somebody who are few age younger then them..and they tell me that..it is perhaps one of the best thing ever happened in their lives and their wives are “friends” more than their mother.
I think that’s the main concern about women who are older and not yet married, whether the women themselves, their families or people in general. it does get harder for women to conceive as they get older.
hows this…marry 1 each and then tell us ur eXperience.
I would marry any girl between 22-30. But not anyone older than 30 because i can’t wait too long and don’t want to marry a person who is 5 yrs older than me