The truth is that you can’t choose who you fall in love with, but it turns out that the age gap between you and your partner can actually determine the longevity of your relationship.
We have witnessed huge age gaps between partners in Hollywood over the years, and while we have somehow accepted it as something “normal” when it comes to celebrities, it is a bit different when ordinary people are in such relationships. The stares and the judgment still persist, even during these times we consider modern.
Actor Robert DeNiro became a father for the seventh time at the age of 79. His girlfriend is 45.
One of the relationships that has attracted the attention of the wide public during the past couple of years is that between French President Emanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Trogneux, who is 25 years his senior.
Speaking of the public’s obsession with their relationship, the leader of France told Le Parisien, “If I was 20 years older than my wife, nobody would think for a single second that we couldn’t be legitimately together.
“It’s because she is 20 years older than me that a lot of people say, ‘this relationship can’t be tenable, it can’t be possible.’”
Anyway, the connection between the age gap and the longevity of one’s relationship has been discussed by experts.
While they believe there isn’t a specific range that is considered acceptable, a study has shown that the greater the age difference, the higher the chances of separation.
As reported by the Independent, a research conducted by the Emory University in Atlanta showed that “couples with a five-year age gap are 18 per cent more likely to split up than those of the same age.”
For those with ten-year age gap, the chances of separation increased to 39, and for those with 20-year-age gap to 95 percent.
The researchers behind the study found that couples with an age gap of just one year had the lowest chances of separation.
Speaking to Metro, counsellor Sedef Salim says, “While there can be societal and cultural biases around relationships with significant age gaps, this really falls down to the two people within that unique connection and relationship.
“If there is love, trust, acceptance, and responsibility for the possible implication of being in that relationship, then the ideal age gap can mean different things for each unique couple.”
Psychotherapist and author of Retroactive Jealousy, Making Sense of It, Toby Ingham, adds that it is difficult to give an exact number when it comes to the right age gap between partners.
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