The bad news, for women, is that marrying an older man shortens a woman's lifespan. The worse news is that marrying a younger man shortens it more. Women who hope to live as possible, it seems, should stick with men the same age. This advice comes from a study of more than two million medical records of Danish women. Wait, there's more. The Guardian reports that another research project, conducted at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
in Rosktock, Germany, shows that the greater the age gap between a
woman and her husband, the shorter her life expectancy, regardless of
whether he is older or younger. But then, no one said that life was fair. Or long.
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Sunday, June 1, 2025
Great! Another thing my “ex” will blame me for…
I’m not sure of this since most of our nusing homes are full of widows whose husbands were older but now are dead. Plus, the life expectancy of men has never been as high as women.
The obvious choice if your goal is to have a longer life – remain single! If I recall correctly (?), marriage lengthens a man’s life, but shortens a woman’s. It would also be interesting to know what happens for same gender marriages – I’m guessing that for men, their lives are shorter and for women, their lives would be longer…..
That’s because older men think they’re wiser and that you’re just a doofus who needs to be schooled, and the younger men themselves need to be taught. It’s stressful, being conSidered a doofus by your husband, or thinking your husband is a doofus himself. I married an older man, who has to verify everything I say through someone else, because I couldn’t possibly know something he doesn’t!!! yeah…I can see that shaving a few years off of my life. It sure PISSES ME OFF!!!
For you!
I have had relationships with both younger and older men and there is a lot of stress involved. I am now involved with a man 1 year older and it is extremely comfortable. Seeing this article only mirrors thoughts that I had at different times when I was involved with those two men. I actually felt as if the younger man was trying to kill me; but then I realized that he was being who he is (which was too childlike for me). At least now I am able to speak about the past with someone without it seeming like ancient history or me feeling like a museum piece.
You see a whole lot more widowed women from seventy and above than you do men. I realize most men are older than their wives as I am. Raw statistics do not mean much by themselves; you can read into them what you want to to a large degree.
I wonder if this applies if a woman marries 3X first to an older(6yrs), a second (3yrs), and the third the same age. Will the last one erace the effects the first two have on her?
If a woman is convinced that marriage (to a man) will make her miserable and shorten her life she should definitely avoid marriage. No one wants to marry a martyr. She will be miserable feeling like she’s been cheated and that will make both of them miserable.