Russian couples where the woman is older. Unequal marriage: when a woman is older

It is more common for us when in a marriage or relationship a man is older than a woman. But women who marry a much younger man claim to have discovered the secret of happiness. Maybe you should take a closer look at these couples?

Tina Kandelaki

Presenter and producer Tina Kandelaki was married for a long time to her peer Andrei Kodrakhin, one of the owners of the Ascon clinic. But in 2010 they divorced, and in 2014 Tina married Vasily Brovko, who is 15 years younger than her. The host for a long time hid the name of her husband and the very fact of the wedding, only thanks to the ring on her finger did the fans know that everything was in order with the personal life of the star, but everything finally became clear in May 2016. Thanks to Twitter.

Britney Spears

Britney Spears, who made the whole world sing Baby One More Time, is no longer a baby, she is 36, she has a not very successful marriage with Kevin Federlane and a string of novels (including Justin Timberlake!) Her new boyfriend Sam Asgari is 24 years, she recently touchingly congratulated him on his birthday on Instagram. Sam calls her "the most beautiful woman in the world", and from their joint photos you can make a calendar for Valentine's Day.

Lera Kudryavtseva

When the host Lera Kudryavtseva married hockey player Igor Makarov, she probably could not think how many interesting things she would hear from people about their age difference. Lera at that time was 41 years old, and the groom was 28, last year they celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary. During this time, not a single interview was without a question about their marriage, and somehow the couple even recorded a video in which Lera appeared as an old woman (thanks to special applications!) Rumors about their divorce regularly appear in the press, haters rejoice, but so far without reason.

Yana Rudkovskaya

Many questions about why he chose an older woman were asked by figure skater Evgeni Plushenko. Evgeny is 35 years old, and his wife, TV presenter and producer Yana Rudovskaya, is 7 years older. Eugene constantly repeats that it’s not about age, but about how well people are together and talks about home “nicknames: his wife calls him Kotofey, and he calls her Kotofeevna.

Hugh Jackman

One of the sexiest men on the planet, Hugh Jackman is now 49 years old. And his wife Deborra-Lee Furness is 62. However, a solid age difference does not prevent the couple from living in a happy marriage for 18 years (Hugh and Deborra met in 1995, and got married exactly a year later) and raise two adopted children. In all interviews, Hugh Jackman calls his wife “the best mother in the world”, declares that he fell in love with her the very first minute they met and still does not know anyone more attractive.

Juliana Moore

Actress Juliana Moore, now 57, is happily married to director Bart Freundlich, who is 9 years her junior. Just imagine, they have been together since 1996, they have two children. Juliana admits that the initiative came from her, but now the most difficult thing is to find time to just be alone: ​​either shooting, or children, or everyday life. But it seems that they are succeeding, otherwise they will not live 22 years!

Tina Turner

In July 2013, Tina Turner (now 78) married producer Erwin Bach (he is now 61). Before the wedding, they met for 27 years, Turner brushed off the standard questions: “We are already fine!”, But then they decided to legalize the relationship. They live in Switzerland, the singer even took the citizenship of this country, renouncing US citizenship.

Sam Taylor-Wood

Director Sam Taylor-Wood met Aaron Johnson when she was 42 and he was 19. He was the best fit for the role of John Lennon in her new film, and later for the role of her husband. They got married in 2012 and have four daughters (two common children and two girls from Sam's first marriage). Tricky questions are brushed aside - they say that age is a convention, and Aaron is much older and more serious at heart than Sam.

Joan Collins

The fifth husband of British actress Joan Collins (star of the TV series Dynasty) is producer Percy Gibson, 32 years her junior. Once, the actress was asked if she was embarrassed by the age difference, to which she replied: “If he dies, then he will die!” Can not argue.

Increasingly, there are couples where the woman is much older than the man.

Much is for 10-20 years.

Women over 40 very often write about the attention of young men to them, but they are skeptical about this attention. “It’s clear that he is looking for a mother for himself” or “does not want to invest, wants to be given everything at once.” That is, adult women often perceive themselves as a dubious object and see a non-sexual motive in the interest of young men, a desire to save energy and money. It's pretty embarrassing. And for the women themselves, and for young men who quite often fall in love with adult women.

However, sometimes relationships do start. But they end quickly. And if they do not end, women most often quickly go into the red. And men take off in plus. With older men, it doesn't happen as fast and it doesn't have to. What are the reasons?

The main and main reason that adult women quickly go into the red with young men is that women, even adults, do not have the skill to build relationships from a leadership role at all. Even on equal terms it turns out with great difficulty (in Europe it is already better). Basically, women are used to building relationships from below. They are guarded and they are led. A little girl or not a little.

The girl needs a dad. Even if it's her husband, he should be a bit of a father to her. And if a man is older than a woman and more status, the father's role is quite organic for him. This does not mean that he completely subjugates a woman, he delegates a lot to her, but the main word is his, the main leadership is his, he carries out the main guardianship, economically and politically. It's not that a woman is a completely infantile fool and only claps her eyes, they get rid of such women quickly, it's just that a woman sees in a man someone stronger and smarter than herself. This is so far a traditional picture for our latitudes that many women confuse the concepts of "older, more status man" and simply "man", they by default consider any man older and stronger than themselves (intellectually, morally), even if he is younger and smaller yet achieved.

This is a distorted view and leads a woman to a minus when a man is much younger. Please note that if a man is older and wealthier, and a woman looks at him a little from the bottom up, this, on the contrary, evens out the balance. Those who think that all people should always and in all situations communicate on an equal footing, regardless of any differences, are just as smart as those who want to take everything away from everyone and share it.

Speaking on equal terms with someone who is much more experienced than you is like talking about poetry with a philologist or about history with a historian, demanding equality of opinion. If you try to speak on an equal footing, the dialogue will not work out, and if you are aware of their great competence, you can get a useful conversation, and for both sides, since the specialist is also interested in a fresh, uncomplicated, unbanal look, but only if the interlocutor is aware of the difference and does not consider that "my grandmother said" is equivalent to "Academician Losev believed", both are interesting, but are integrated in different ways.

The same is true outside the professional sphere. If you are older, you have more experience in everyday life and in relationships, you have more material and social resources, your role in the politics and economy of the couple should be leading, the main one.

Approximately the same demotivation occurs in a couple where a woman is much older than a man, but behaves with him like a peer or even much younger than him.

Interestingly, this does not start right away. At first, while a woman is not too in love, she behaves normally, according to her age and social position. She is aware that in front of her is a younger and less experienced being, perhaps talented, charming and full of strength, but still less competent in everyday life and in the sphere of social relations. He remembers that behind her are various age stages, she was a student, and a specialist, and a boss, and a mother of a small child and a mother of a large one, had a long-term serious relationship, experienced breaks, divorces, losses, and he has the mentality of a young man. Even if a man has a crown and he is convinced that at the age of 25 he is different from his peers, because he is much smarter, even if he is a sexist and thinks that a woman’s experience is not like a man’s and a woman at 45 remains the same girl, he is everything Equally, at the beginning of the relationship, he is aware that in front of him is a lady of his mother's age and reflects this. He does not feel equal, although he may strive for equality SZ, that is, he hopes to be important and significant for this woman.

Equality and the height of the NW is correct, it is a balance. But if a woman paired with a young man does not take a leadership role, she loses her balance and goes into the red. More precisely, it can go into default. The main thing is that a man in such a pair always goes to the plus, because he ceases to respect such a woman, even if he does not admit to himself.

I already wrote that adult women often speak to their young partners in childish voices, they give them funny children's nicknames, like a frog, a duckling or a pig. Such women are certainly called Anyutka, Katyushka, Marishka and Manyurka. That is, even in couples with peers, there is not as much derogation in addressing women as in couples where the woman is 20 years older. When I tried to deal with this phenomenon and asked those women, one and all stated that their young men just really want to dominate, young men are so desperately rushing to the top, trying to look older and more serious and do not want to deprive them of such joy.

It is with boys that adult women turn into old girls, both externally and in essence, while with older men they behave appropriately for their age. It is understandable. With older men, even at their forties they feel young compared to his fifty (if a man is not a lover of young girls, but is satisfied with a ten-year difference), and with a boy they want to look younger than he is, and if he is thirty, that’s it. almost grown-up women claim that he looks forty, and she looks thirty-five at forty-five, that is, five years younger than him. That's how many complex digital perturbations go on in a woman's head just to hide the difference. Paradox?

Initially, a young guy falls in love with an adult lady. He likes that she is older, he likes her look from above, her seriousness or philosophical irony, security, not helplessness, he likes everything about her, including wrinkles that make her face more mature, and an authoritative tone, everything that emphasizes their difference he really likes it. Otherwise he wouldn't fall in love. If he wanted a peer, he would have looked for a peer. If he wanted to dominate, he would look for an inexperienced young girl. Most young men, having gone into plus, tell their women that they actually want a girl of the same age and fell in love with her quite by accident. Yes, it looks like a plus. It seems to them that it was accidental, and now they already want a peer, because they are disappointed in adult women who behave like fools or hysterics. But initially it was different. He fell in love, of course, not by chance, it was much easier for him to have an affair with a peer, but he chose an older woman.

And then she began to hide their difference, deciding that they had fallen in love with her. despite age. This is the main reason for the inadequate behavior of such women. They despise their peers. They think that their peers are worse than young ones. They consider themselves exceptions (!), thanks to the crown, of course. She is always the exception. Yes, she is forty-five, but she is 1) beautiful 2) sexy, so she is an exception to the rule. And her peers are purses, they cannot be of interest to a young man, and she does not want to have anything to do with them. She stands out from their row (the key here is that she stands out from any row, always, the crown makes in any group, even in age, even in gender, even in professional, feel better than the same).

And an adult woman begins to prove to everyone around that she looks younger than her man. Talk to these women, they will almost always say that their boyfriend looks older than them, especially when he is already in the black. These women consider themselves exceptions, that's the problem. If they were ordinary, normal adult women, they would behave like that, they would not be ashamed of their age, they would not try to stand out from a number of their peers, they would look adequate and everything would be fine. But they see the attention of a young man as fodder for their own (!) self-esteem, instead of understanding that he just likes her age group. But phew, this is so sad, you can’t gild the crown with this.

Noticing that his woman wants to feel like a girl, the guy tries to give her such an opportunity. He begins to dominate and call her a pig, he wants to emphasize that for him she is a baby. Well, the more she is a baby, the more noticeable her gray hair and wrinkles, by the way. For her forties, she looks great, but for eighteen ... understandable. That is, women, trying to level out age, emphasize it and highlight it, as those who want to hide a big nose under naive curls make their nose several times larger.

The main rule of harmony: create an organic context for quality, don't hide it, don't forget it.

Accept age misalliance and find advantages in it, emphasize it and do not be shy.

An organic context for adult appearance is adult behavior. No childish voices, short skirts, helpless wave of eyelashes, no "father loves his girl?" which grown ladies love to say to their young husbands. (I still remember one lady who was 60+ and she used exactly these words to address her young lover).

If you don't know, you probably won't believe that this is exactly what many older women say. Especially predators in this sense are indicative. After some time of relationship, an adult lady turns into a child with a predator. She did not turn with her older husband, but with a young predator - yes. The predator differs from just a young man in that they fall in love with him, on average, more strongly. And the older the woman in love, the more she turns into a little girl. For non-predators, the same thing happens if the woman is much older and in love.

In general, I would like to say the following. If your man is younger (plus or minus 5 years is the same age), never forget about the difference and don’t try to hide it, emphasize so that you don’t notice it, be proud of the difference, love your age, don’t pretend to be a girl, don't turn him into an old man. Otherwise, soon you will begin complexes and fall into the red.

And young men wanted to say. Don't play daddies out of yourself, please don't call your adult women Manyushkas and rats, it's better to play the real difference beautifully. You don’t need to call your lady by her first name and patronymic and “you”, though ... But don’t make them at least little fools. They will begin to annoy you yourself when you convince them that you seriously consider them your little ones at their fifty-five years.

Have men had relationships with women 10+ older? Women falling in love with guys much younger? How did the relationship develop?

According to the traditions that have developed among almost all peoples of the world, at all times men preferred to marry young girls. And this has been happening for centuries.

Such a choice of a man was considered quite natural. After all, the spouse was considered as a breadwinner and a hunter. He had to support his family, and therefore he must already be an adult and an accomplished person. The young wife was assigned the role of a caring wife, giving birth to her husband's children and giving him rest from business.

Of course, such marriages were not always ideal. The fact that the man was older than the woman, you can see both pluses and minuses. However, times have changed. Today, it is increasingly possible to meet such marriages when a woman is older than a man by 10 years, or even more. And it doesn't come as much of a surprise to anyone. How strong are such alliances? What problems await couples of different ages? Let's try to understand this issue.

Number of marriages of different ages

What does statistics say about families where the wife is 10 years older than her husband? According to her data, the number of such marriages is steadily increasing. For example, in the capital of Russia, the city of Moscow, 60,000 new families are formed in just one year. Of these, almost 1 thousand are marriages in which the woman is older than the man by 10 years or more. The data of Moscow sociologists indicate that there is also a large number of so-called civil unions of different ages. There are five times more of them than those that are officially registered. Interestingly, the city of Philadelphia (USA) occupies the leading place in the world in terms of the number of marriages of different ages, where the partner is older than the man.

Nuances

What are the most common marital relationships with a woman 10 years older? In this case, not only age plays an important role. Of great importance for building relationships in the family are the psychological characteristics of each of the spouses. Not the last are the personal characteristics of partners, as well as their value system.

Experts are sure that tying your relationship only to age is not worth it. The fact that the wife is 10 years older matters only when it affects almost all areas of married life.

The strength of such a union to a large extent depends on the perception of age (both one's own and the partner's), as well as on the distribution of leadership roles in the family. A sense of mutual respect, as well as self-esteem of each of the spouses, also becomes important. And this, as a rule, depends on the level of culture that people have, on their life values ​​and attitudes.

Reasons for developing relationships

Why do men seek marriages of different ages? The woman is older, and therefore more experienced. Many representatives of the stronger sex just like it.

Very often, brides turn out to be older than their suitors, if they have this Mature woman already knows exactly what she wants. It is distinguished by openness and life experience behind it. She does not hide her aspirations, and in this regard, a man is very interested in her in all respects. For him, such communication is also an excellent life school.

In addition, the fact that a man fell in love with a woman 10 years older may indicate his unpopularity among his peers. In such cases, such young people often develop comfortable and very reliable relationships only with mature ladies.

material side

If a woman is 10 years older than a man, then she, most likely, has already taken place professionally and has managed to achieve success by climbing the career ladder. A good job allows her to be financially independent and not need the financial support of her husband.

How is this issue considered in psychology? A woman 10 years older than a man, with her financial independence, will definitely act as a teacher. Her partner will get the role of the student. In other words, in such a relationship, desires unconscious by both partners will always be realized. One of them (namely a woman) will strive for leadership, and the second (man) - for submission. In cases where both partners have just such motives, their relationship will be quite comfortable.

Intimate side

It is known that sexual relations play an important role in any marriage, including those of different ages. What does psychology say about this side of the question? A woman older than a man by 10 years, with an ardent temperament, needs the attention of her partner. Her desire to have an active sex life is not always able to satisfy a peer. That is why, most often, on a subconscious level, such a woman starts looking for a young partner. At the same time, during intimate meetings, she is not at all a passive participant in them. Most often, such ladies act as an equal partner or even a leader.

Maternal instinct

How else can you explain the emergence of a relationship when a woman in a couple is 10 years older? The reason for this may be hypertrophied maternal instinct. After all, such women are already independent and adults. Some of them could not realize themselves in motherhood, while others have grown up children and do not need their care. In this case, a young man can act as a child.

This type of marriage is considered complimentary. This name comes from the French word complementaire, which means “to complement”. Relations between spouses in such a marriage are built in the form of "parent-child". In other words, a woman in such a relationship performs parental functions.

What are the causes of such marriages? They lie in the structure of the personality of the husband and wife. As a rule, these are people who are dependent on relationships and have unmet needs for affection and parental love.

Risk factors

If an unequal marriage is entered into and a woman is 10 years older than her partner, then psychologists say that such an age difference makes such a union more vulnerable. Of course, real feelings can arise between people. But it is known that all ages are submissive to love. However, not all the most romantic, passionate and vibrant relationships can pass the test of truth. Some of them are destroyed under the influence of everyday life, others are defenseless against the inexorably current time, the third have irreconcilable contradictions, and the fourth cannot withstand the difficulties that come with the advent of a child. At the same time, psychologists are of the opinion that in families in which the spouse is younger than their soulmate, the chances of a happy existence decrease with an increase in the age difference between husband and wife.

Of course, marriages between peers are not immune from trials. And this is confirmed by the current divorce statistics. However, in those unions where the age difference is expressed not in favor of the man, there are many additional risk factors.

wife leadership

Is it worth building a relationship with a woman 10 years older? Many young men are attracted to such ladies by self-confidence, independence and independence. But it should be borne in mind that these qualities are far from always a positive side for family life. In a house where matriarchy reigns, a man unwittingly plays secondary roles. Of course, for the time being, this may well suit him. However, after the spouse feels mature enough and self-sufficient, conflicts will certainly arise.

There is another point that is connected with children. If the mother is 10 years older than the father and controls him, then the child will certainly feel the fall of the father's authority. Naturally, this will definitely affect his relationship with him. At the same time, the self-esteem of a man as a father will also suffer.

Unequal Roles

Sometimes, when a woman is 10 years older than a man, she begins to overprotect and teach her husband. And sometimes a wife tries to become a favorite "girl" for her lover. In this case, the relationship becomes invalid and cannot be harmonious. So, if a woman communicates with a young spouse like a mother, then in return from his side she receives devotion and respect. In such a situation, the spouse does not seek to have children, because her husband plays the role of the child. Helping in the formation of her own "I", the wife most often forgets about her interests and about her life. She focuses so much on the desires and feelings of her husband that she ceases to understand her desires and feelings.

According to psychologists, such a risk can be avoided. But at the same time, a woman should not talk to her lover as if she were a small child. She should not explicitly emphasize the difference in age, as well as her wisdom, success, experience, stress resistance, and life experience. After all, husband and wife are first and foremost partners. And ideally, they should communicate as equals, based on the “adult-adult” model. And this should apply to all aspects of life.

difference in interests

If a woman is 10 years older, the compatibility of spouses is sometimes called into question due to the fact that they are not representatives of the same generation. So, a young husband may like noisy companies, where he will strive with all his heart. The wife will like quiet evenings and home comfort.

Or she prefers theater, and he loves computer games, etc. If there are no common interests, then such a fact will certainly make the difference in age even more tangible. In this case, there is a high probability of significant disagreements between spouses.

relationship to parenting

As a rule, a man matures much later for fatherhood than a woman for motherhood. And if the wife is 10 years older than her husband, then this problem is even more aggravated. A mature woman has an urgent need to become a mother and give birth to a child. But the future father, most likely, believes that he still needs to "live for himself", that he is "not ready" or "did not get on his feet."

Well, if a child does appear, then a man who is used to the tender care of his beloved suddenly discovers that he lacks attention. This fact is a classic cause of intra-family conflicts.

Children from previous marriages

If the wife in the family is older than her husband, then she most likely already has experience in building marital relations. Most likely, she already has children. Of course, this situation is quite common. However, such a child, even without suspecting it himself, is a kind of catalyst for marital relations. And if there are hidden problems in the relationship of the newlyweds, they will certainly discover and exacerbate them. Often, the presence of a child separates two people who wholeheartedly want to be together, but are not able to work together to overcome the difficulties that have arisen.

Women's complexes

According to psychologists, a woman who has married a man much younger than herself seeks to increase her self-esteem. And this is quite natural. After all, it is unlikely that a spouse who is not self-confident will be a good wife. She will begin to suspect a man of infidelity, will begin to demand any evidence of the sincerity of his feelings. In addition, her grievances will arise literally out of the blue. However, not all women are able to remain self-confident at the moment when they begin to show signs of aging, and the husband enters the heyday of attractiveness. It is also sad that many young spouses, over time, suddenly begin to realize that their marriage was unsuccessful and “trial”.

School of Life

It has long been established that partners who live together become very similar to each other over time, not only in character, but also in appearance. At the same time, because of his age, the young spouse is waiting for big changes than his soulmate. A man will make every effort to grow up to the level of his betrothed. The woman will certainly help him in this, passing on her life experience, as well as the wisdom that has already come over the years. She constantly pushes and inspires her beloved to new achievements, while protecting and supporting him. Without wives who play the role of an older friend, such men feel lonely. Psychologists note that it is in such pairs that the partner quickly achieves self-confidence, achieving positive results in the emotional state, as well as in climbing the career ladder.

The role of the young spouse is also important. He brings romance to family relationships, and also introduces his wife to modern trends, for example, those related to computer technology. Due to his age, such a husband will not limit the actions of a woman, as well as instruct or reproach her. The wife will appreciate it very much. With such a husband, she will certainly feel self-confident, more free.

Based on this, it can be argued that a marriage in which a woman is 10 years older than a man is beneficial to both. The wife supports and "grows" her beloved, cultivating useful qualities in him and helping to get on his feet. For a woman, such a marriage is good because her life becomes filled with meaning. It increases self-esteem through a sense of self-importance. Being near a young man, she feels more confident, joyful, young and free.

How to achieve harmony?

Many psychologists are familiar with the mood of women who are married to young men. From the very beginning of the relationship, such ladies begin to tune in to the fact that their union will certainly fall apart. Women are more than sure that they have only a few years of family happiness ahead of them. And they agree to it. However, psychologists warn that such an attitude can lead to underlying self-doubt. In this case, the woman will begin to get nervous, feel powerless, or become depressed. The reason for all these states is the fear of losing the betrothed, which can cause the spouse to make rather serious mistakes. Psychologists recommend never reminding a man that he is younger. In addition, the spouse should not give vent to her jealousy. Indeed, in this case, her partner will feel like a puppy who is kept on a short leash. The absence of external negative emotions will allow you to maintain love and respect in the family.

Often a woman on a subconscious level tunes in to an inevitable divorce, believing that it simply cannot be otherwise. Psychologists in this case recommend remembering that a person’s thoughts are material. That is why they recommend giving a slightly different setup, which will be more optimistic. Of course, relationships in marriage will certainly develop, consistently passing through various stages. They just can't be perfect all the time. The transition from one stage to another is accompanied by a series of crises. And this is a common thing for any relationship and couples, regardless of the age of the spouses. Of course, age difference can be a problem. However, it is the same for those families where the wife is older than the husband, and for those where she is younger than him.

Psychologists believe that you should not give up on relationships that are believed to have no future. There is no single recipe for making decisions about whether or not to be such a marriage. Everything will depend on the specific case. After all, all ages are submissive to love. This feeling is not subject to any rules, and for it there are no boundaries. If a woman wants to be desired and loved and knows how to achieve this, then she will certainly save her family. After all, unions created on sincere and mutual feelings cannot be hindered by any restrictions. Each couple has its own formula of love and ideal relationships, which allows them to be together. But if this is not the case, then the age difference, which is significant, will only hasten the separation.

The tradition of marrying a girl to a man who is much older than her dates back several centuries. It was then believed that a large age difference would indicate a long and strong marriage, and a woman, thanks to her older husband, would feel like behind a stone wall. But times are changing. Increasingly, you can meet a couple where not a man is older, but a woman. Last time I touched on the negative aspects of relationships in which the woman is older. But there are many good things that I did not mention ...

What are the positive features of the union in which the girl is older?

The presence of a young man, of course, will encourage a woman to take better care of herself, choose stylish clothes and shoes for herself, do anti-aging procedures, give up bad habits, and play sports. Any woman understands that a young man needs to match, otherwise he can easily be taken away. A man, in turn, will strive to look his best, because next to a beautiful girl he will need to look decent.

Paired with a more mature woman, it is easier for a man to realize himself in life, since his chosen one has more life experience, she is more serious and in many respects more perspicacious than him. The female sex begins to mature psychologically earlier than the male, because in order to continue the human race, nature endowed women with mental invulnerability and moral stability. Only next to a strong woman does a young man become truly courageous. A woman is able to give advice, warn her partner against mistakes and wrong steps due to her greater life experience. She will be able to warn the relationship from unnecessary scandals.

No matter how strange it may sound, but a man is subconsciously tuned to a relationship with a more mature woman. Remember, from childhood, a man is brought up by women: mother, grandmothers, aunts, sisters; later they are nannies and kindergarten teachers and teachers at school. Therefore, it will be much easier for him to build relationships with an adult woman.

As a rule, only over the years does an understanding of their true destiny come to women. In their youth, many girls like to live in an atmosphere of idleness and entertainment, but with age they gravitate more and more towards family life. An older woman better monitors the cleanliness and aesthetic beauty of the home, she is more skilled in the culinary field and more responsible in the process of planning and raising children. Over the years, the girl becomes more feminine. She will be able to organize for the young man the much-needed comfort and coziness. Namely, because of the absence of the latter, young couples break up.

Star couples where the woman is older:

A couple where the girl is older expects the highest sexual compatibility. Sexologists have long noted that the peak of female sexuality occurs at about 27-30 years old, and male - at 21-23. His energy and ability to regenerate quickly match perfectly with her experience. Thus, both partners will be able to regularly receive maximum sexual satisfaction.

And at the end of this big topic, I would like to turn to couples where the partner is older:

1. Pay no attention to public opinion. When a man is younger than a woman - this is a common occurrence in our time. Do not think about how your friends and relatives will react. The main thing is that you love and are loved and it is good for you to be together.

2. Teach each other. The age difference is only to the benefit of both parties. You can give your young partner life experience, with you he will have more chances to achieve high results in his career. And he, in turn, will energize you and introduce you to new trends in the modern world that you cannot learn from a man of the older generation.

3. Don't be jealous of your young partner. Jealousy arises from self-doubt. When a man is younger than a woman, there is room for constant suspicion. However, he chose you, which means that he needs you and only you. But at the same time, do not give him complete freedom, go to various events together.

4. Feel the lightness of the relationship. If a man is younger, he is not inclined to reproach you, instruct and limit your actions. He has a simpler attitude towards life, so you will have more fun. In addition, you will feel more confident and perfect next to a young man.

5. Don't be afraid to build a serious relationship. According to statistics, 53% of marriages in which the husband and wife are the same age break up after 2-3 years. The average duration of marriages where the man is younger than the woman is 12-16 years. But many couples live together for 20 or 25 years.

6. Enjoy your sexual relationship. Youth and experience combined will bring you many pleasant moments.

Many unions in which the girl is older than the young man lead to marriage and long, happy family relationships. Cast aside all doubts and love your soul mate, even if she is much younger or older than you. Do not pay attention to other people's opinions, as this is your life, and you must live it the way you want it.

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The skater admits that, like many men, he used to love dating younger girls, but now he is not afraid to be led by his wise wife. The future spouses met during preparations for Eurovision 2008, in which Rudkovskaya's ward Dima Bilan participated. Evgeny Plushenko and violinist Edwin Marton were involved in the artist's number. The guys brought victory to Russia in the song contest, and for Plushenko this triumph became a double celebration, because he managed to win Yana's heart as well. Just a year later, the lovers played a magnificent wedding, and on the eve of Christmas 2013, baby Sasha was born in the family.

Madonna (56) and Timor Steffens (27)

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It would be strange not to see Madonna on this list - all the last boyfriends of the diva were younger than her. The artist herself explains her choice simply: you see, peers have long been married and with children. From the last more or less serious relationship, we remember the dancer Timor Steffens, the difference with which was as much as 30 years. Madonna met Timor at a New Year's party at Valentino Garavani's villa. Their romance lasted seven months. Before that, the star met with another young and hot handsome man - 25-year-old Frenchman Brahim Zaibat.

Lera Kudryavtseva (44) and Igor Makarov (27)

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The TV presenter and the hockey player are separated by 16 years, but the couple does not care about this difference at all - a year and a half ago, the striker of the SKA team and the screen star got married, and six months ago they bought a house in the suburbs. Lera admitted that after the wedding she really wants to change her lifestyle: give birth to two more children (Kudryavtseva has a 25-year-old son) and learn to knit.

Sharon Stone (57) and David DeLuise (43)

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The age difference between Sharon Stone and David DeLuise is small by Madonna's standards - only 13 years old, but the couple looks very harmonious. The 43-year-old producer wears a beard and is slightly gray, while Stone looks many times younger than his years.

Alla Pugacheva (66) and Maxim Galkin (39)

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Galkin became the fifth husband of the Primadonna, who no longer concealed her sympathy for younger men (the artist's previous husband, Philip Kirkorov, was 18 years younger than his wife). A couple of years after the high-profile wedding, in September 2013, Alla Borisovna's fans were surprised by the news that the artist had become a mother again. Of course, the singer did not give birth to her babies on her own - a surrogate mother helped her in this.

Shakira (38) and Gerard Pique (28)

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Despite the fact that Shakira is 10 years older than her husband (only 10 years!), This does not prevent them from building family happiness. The singer and football player met five years ago at the World Cup and gave the world two boys. Personally, these two evoke the warmest feelings in us.

Nonna Grishaeva (44) and Alexander Nesterov (31)

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The young husband of the artist works for his wife as a director and helps her develop her musical career. Answering a question about the age difference, Grishaeva admits: “With him, I feel absolutely protected! And Sasha is very similar to my father.

Deborra-Lee Furness (59) and Hugh Jackman (46)

Actor Hugh Jackman and his wife have been together for 20 years - this example is really an excellent proof that the age of love is not a hindrance. The Hollywood handsome man is 13 years younger than his wife. That is, when they decided to get married, he was only 28, and she was already 41. Do you want to know what is the secret of their relationship? Jackman does not part with his wife for more than two weeks - such a rule in a star family.

Lolita (51) and Dmitry Ivanov (40)

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Lolita Milyavskaya played her fifth wedding in March 2010. The choice of the artist fell on a tennis player and fitness coach. According to the artist, Dmitry himself began to look after her - he invited her to personal training. But in the end, it was not sports that brought the future spouses together, but misfortune: when Dmitry got to the hospital, Lolita began to take care of him, and then fell in love. Only two years after the wedding, Lolita met her adult stepdaughter: Ivanov has a 19-year-old daughter, Anastasia. The artist is not at all jealous of her husband for his first family. According to her, she, on the contrary, likes his care and responsibility for the family.