THE AGE FACTOR

Marriage between two persons is all about understanding about each other’s lives, attitudes, behaviors, etc. Once the understanding sets in, there is nothing to stop and the compatibility percentage grows by leaps and bounds. The way they receive a particular scenario regarding the other person changes and amicability spreads everywhere. One of the factors that need focus when it comes to marriage is AGE. The norm across this planet is that the groom should always be older than the bride; by how many years depends up on so many other factors like region, religion, etc.

This blog wants to highlight that this ‘norm’ is changing. Grooms are ready to marry brides, who are older to them. Though this is not a new norm, we can say this is the new trend. One can cite so many examples to support this point; cricket master Tendulkar’s marriage with Anjali, bollywood stars - Aishwarya and Abhishek’s marriage, etc.

In earlier days, marrying a bride who is older to groom is ‘no-no’ thing. Actually, it is treated as a big crime. Even today, there are so many people, who believe in this formula. However, the good news is that the formula is getting modified slowly and the new formula is gathering support from all layers of the society. 

Nevertheless, there is a reason why our forefathers had thought of marrying a younger bride. As per their understanding, girls become mentally matured at a very young age compared with guys. Because of this reason, our forefathers had created the following thumb rule: there should be an age gap of minimum 5 years between the bride (younger) and groom (older).

Nowadays, it seems that the new generation started feeling more self-confident that they are matured enough to handle their seniors. At the same time, the older generation also is giving a chance to the younger generation to experiment with. On the whole, the age factor is slowly fading away inviting new relations.

Best of luck!