Best Age range for Marriage

[z_k_g]

She'll sometimes tell me in a wistful way "Honey--I WISH I could be a 'hottie' too--but I'm just not that pretty, I never attracted guys back home  (probably because she was always studying) and they don't even notice me here!"

My sweetie is much the same.  She has many young suitors that wish to call her and spend time with her.   She keeps wondering and asking me why they continue to "bother" her as she says.

She is HOT, like your wife, and is too modest to really think that way.  She insists that she is just a plain girl and continually compliments her friends and considers herself average.

I think you have a real catch!  I think I may have gotten lucky also, time will tell!

Zulu

[z_k_g]

I figure if she's a virgin there are at least good chances she's not a wh*re. That's not to say that being experienced is equal to being loose. Non-virgins can be just as eligible.

It seems to be a big deal with her and her friends.  They are very adamant about marrying once. Sleeping around or casual sex before marriage is not  part of the program where she lives.

Zulu

[piglett]

For the women, what should be age range be for marrying them and why?

Some say women over 30 have their personalities set and are less prone to Americanization / becoming a feminist.

Some say that younger women are more honest and less duplicitous. So under 30 would be better.

Personally I was thinking somewhere between 23 and 27. A narrow age range but not set in stone. Five years inclusive.

hey i say as long as she is old enough to have developed a big set of hooters then she is within the rite range. 

[Henry]

hey i say as long as she is old enough to have developed a big set of hooters then she is within the rite range. 

Reminds me of that line by Arnold S in Predator the movie regarding the Reptilian invisible creature. "If it bleeds, we can kill it!" haha

[robert angel]

Yea Zulu,

With the better Filipinas, modesty and virtue are still highly valued characteristics. Self respect and respect for others as well. It's almost paradoxical how my wife is so modest and sometimes expresses to me what sound like insecurities, while at the same time, I know she has an unspoken pride in the many things she's accomplished her self and for the recognition she's received as an individual, as well as for the things we've accomplished together.

She's definitely not the type to 'blow her own horn', but she knows deep inside that she not only does a lot of good, but that she's a good person, period.

Some people talk about how they go to church as if its good for points or something and how they have good Christian values. She doesn't talk about it, she lives it every day and gives quiet thanks in her prayers for the things that most of us take for granted. Where others might pray for what they want, she's more likely to be giving thanks and praise for the blessings we receive.

[Howard]

Hey Henry,

Ray has a formula that I always liked.  Something like, divide your age in half and add seven. 

From personal expirience I have noticed a magic line around age 24.  Speaking specifically of the young ladies I personally know, 24 is a few years out of college - unless they are pursuing an advanced degree - and a few years of living as an adult, with adult repsonsibilities.

Personally I have a ten year gap between my wife and myself (44 vs 34 married 6yrs in November) and we see no real generational differences.  Now my buddy whose 34 has a 24 year old wife - they met when she was 21 and he was 31 - and they have all kinds of those problems.  He's a little "old" for 34 and she is a little "young" for 24, so the amount of age between you doesn't seem nearly as important as the age you are when you meet.

Obviously, there are exceptions to every rule and it really boils down to the person you are with.  Personally, I would start looking within 7 - 10 years of your own age, but don't get too hung up on age.  Concentrate on the person your young lady is


Keep the Faith!

H

[jm21-2]

I did a lot of research on divorce statistics a few years ago. The colossal divorce rate for those who get married in their teens drops steeply up until around age 25, then a little bit more between 25 and 30. It's all about self-knowledge and finding a place in the world.

[Dan Las Vegas]

A little dab of Hoppe's No 9 behind the ears, and you'll be good to go.

Too funny Jeff!!!!!