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What is the age gap between you and your partner?

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FioreFiore · 14/02/2021 13:07

Had a conversation with a friend about how age gaps seem far more rare these days, compared to in the past. People mainly seem to be marrying people within a couple of years of their age. Purely anecdotal. Just made me curious!

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Camomila · 14/02/2021 14:20

6 months but in the same school year (I'm older).

I know a lot of people who met their DHs/DPs at uni, so usually no more than 2 or 3 years difference.

4amWitchingHour · 14/02/2021 14:36

2 days. We met online dating, where my age window was 10 years (and I think his was too), just happened upon the one who was exactly the same age!

Sosigsandwich · 14/02/2021 14:43

DH is 1 year 9 months older.

hopingforicepopweather · 14/02/2021 15:03

Quite a big difference.

SuperPixie247 · 14/02/2021 15:16

17 years

LittleGoose000 · 14/02/2021 15:19

17 years

Echobelly · 14/02/2021 15:21

Four years, I'm the youngest.

LongPauseNoAnswer · 14/02/2021 15:21

DH is 8 years older than me

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smilingthroughgrittedteeth · 14/02/2021 15:22

DP is 12yrs older

DowntonCrabby · 14/02/2021 15:23

Only a couple of years but we know lots of very strong happy couples with large age gaps who have been together a really long time.

coffeeandbooks · 14/02/2021 15:28

15 years, I'm early twenties, been together four years.

yesyoudoknowme · 14/02/2021 15:47

5 years (I'm older)

PaperMonster · 14/02/2021 16:00

I’m 7 years older.

mrsfeatherbottom · 14/02/2021 16:02

6 weeks

MenaiMna · 14/02/2021 16:02

Chronologically he's two years older. Mentally I've grown up a lot in the last twenty years...whereas I'd put his maturation over this period at one third mine.

AndNoneForGretchenWieners · 14/02/2021 16:03

DH was 22 years older

LizBennet · 14/02/2021 16:04

He’s 8 years older than me.

beelzeboob · 14/02/2021 16:13

Dp is 6 years older than me

CorianderBee · 14/02/2021 16:17

5 months

sunshineandshowers21 · 14/02/2021 16:21

i’m ten days older.

CorianderBee · 14/02/2021 16:22

@thecatfromjapan

Googled this.

Age gap for marriage partners (in England and Wales) has not changed significantly over last 100 years.

Over last 100 years: gap was @ 2 years.

Recently down to 1 year.

I was surprised. Somehow I though the gap would have been larger in ye olde days.

But no. 🤷‍♀️

Age gaps were larger in aristocratic or middle class marriages, but working class people tended to usually marry around their own age in their own areas.

schnubbins · 14/02/2021 16:23

I'm exactly four years older than my husband.We have the same birthday.

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dillydallydollydaydream7 · 14/02/2021 16:25

7 months

Ithinkhedidit · 14/02/2021 16:26

1 year

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 14/02/2021 16:30

2 years and 4 months. DH is older than me. We were at uni together.

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