What would you think if we're invited to a wedding where...?

[BillySmut56]

The couple were 22 and 27.

The couple were 50 and 55.

What's the youngest/oldest couple you've ever know to marry?

you were, that should say.
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What would I think about what?

What? Neither of those are extreme ages, for marriage or anything else. What are you on about?

I’d think ‘oh that’s nice, x and y have invited me to their wedding.’

Why would I think anything about it?

Assuming there's no hidden back story then I'd think it was lovely two people have found love and companionship.

Between 21 and 60 and similar age partners I don't think I'd think about their ages at all.

what's wrong with those?

I’d think ‘oh nice for them’ in both scenarios?

My aunt and her husband got married in their early-mid 50s and it definitely didn’t occur to me that they were ‘old’ to be getting married. People get married in their 70s/80s don’t they?

I knew a couple who got married aged 16 and 17 (on TV nonetheless). They got divorced about 18 months later. He’s now engaged again aged 25 and on his third kid, she’s married again and on her fifth child (I think!).

I’d think oh how nice, I like a wedding

What else should I be thinking?

Five years isn't much gap in either case, whereas 22/32 is a bigger gap than 52/62.

The shortest marriage I know in real life had the largest age gap, but that's more to do with the bride wanting a WEDDING far more than a marriage or indeed the groom. She might have settled on a man the same age as her and been just as successful.

Unless there's an obvious power imbalance I don't think it's my business. I might wonder what they have in common, but that's none of my business either.

Oooo wedding- what shall I wear?

Young couple- first marriage, formal big wedding, big party

Older couple- not first marriage, informal small wedding, low key

Am I missing something? Or is one of them a pony?

Oh I misread that. I thought one person was 22-27 and one was 50-55.

Which I thought was a big gap.

The examples you have give, I wouldn't think anything of their ages at all.

I wouldn't think much in either scenario. Why would i?

What's the relevance of the question?
In both the cases above I'd just think "lovely".

Where's the AIBU in this?

I'd think oh shit, hope I'm only on the evening list as full weddings are expensive, exhausting & frankly pretty boring.

I see marriage certificates at work of customers in their 70s and 80s sometimes. Often one or both are widowed but not always. I think “how nice” for 30 seconds and then move on with my life.

People getting married in their 20s or 50s is pretty unremarkable

For the first scenario I'd think: "ooh, I've been invited to a wedding".

Whereas in the second scenario I'd think: "ooh, I've been invited to a wedding".

What an odd question.

People in their fifties do have sex, as well as 'companionship'.

Young couple- first marriage, formal big wedding, big party

Older couple- not first marriage, informal small wedding, low key

Actually that's a good point. I'd expect my DC to be invited to the "older" one but that the "younger" one would be more tight for space and less child friendly.

And I'd be searching JL for a toaster v buying nice wine 🤣

I’d think ‘Oh, 4 years older than me when I married 1st time’.

And on both I’d think ‘Glad they have hopefully found their happiness ‘

I wouldn’t think anything except “oh x and y are getting married. I’ll put it in my calendar”.

I’d probably think, ‘but I don’t know these people. Why have they invited me to their wedding?’