Age is just a number, isn’t it? Then why is it that age-gap relationships have always been controversial and splashed around in media? Why is it that age-gap relationships become the talk of the town whether it’s a celebrity fling, a friend or a relative who is in love with someone who is more than a couple of years elder to them?
As hard as we may try to guess the reason, let us just settle down with the fact that it is just ingrained in our minds that age-gap relationships do not work. But this unnecessary belief that our society holds, doesn’t stop people who care two hoots about falling in love despite the age gap. If you’re someone who is in such a relationship, be ready for some of the most annoying questions and uncalled for jokes that you’re going to hear.
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You may not be immune to the jokes at first, for none of us are superheroes, but you certainly can stand up to your choice: the love of your life. Here are some of the most common questions and jokes that will be thrown at you, so be prepared.
Boy, this one’s going to hurt and the seriousness of this remark will vary depending on who’s asking it. If it’s your close friends and relatives, you can probably get down to striking a conversation and ‘discussing’ it with them, especially if these are people who matter to you. However, usually such questions will never roll down the tongue of those who love you. Expect this one coming from those who feel they are entitled to comment on relationships in general.
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Yes, you read it right. A lot of people have a growing concern for your sexual life and needs, and may inappropriately bowl you over with this rather ridiculous assumption about you and your partner’s sexual prowess. What you perhaps can do is politely ask them to keep off the limits because what happens in the bedroom is something that doesn’t relate to them in any way, and they shouldn’t be concerned about it. Chances are that they will probably never dare to knock your bedroom door after you have made your case clear to them.
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Those who are very close to you will raise this pertinent question because they perhaps know you more dearly. But, it’s you who knows if they are informed enough to make a comparison because they have to know the both of you to say so. Do not enter into an argument with your partner unless you’re sure of it. Do you know why? Because there is no dearth of people who want to light a spark and fuel it till it turns into a fire.
Yes, some very concerned bunch of people will bring in this question because they think that your biological clock is ticking away. For this not to affect you, you must have this conversation about kids with your partner so that you’re not taken in by surprise.
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This one’s sure below the belt and chances are you want to knock the air out of the lungs of the people who ask such ridiculous questions. But what you should do is laugh it out. Grin all you can because such people forget that it’s not the number of years that determine a happy married life, but those countless happy moments you create with the love of your life, every day. You know what makes you blush at the thought of your lover and so, stop expecting other people to understand your equation with your partner.
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Let’s wind it up by saying that you’ve got to be thick-skinned because oft-times, even if you’ve got no issues with age-gap relationships, it’s those around you who will make you uncomfortable and doubt your decisions. This negative social attitude towards couples who have an age gap between them, especially if it’s a decade or more, ends up destroying many relationships that are going steady.
Remind yourself of why you’re in love with your partner because your castle of love needs an armor to withstand the tide of testing times. Good luck!
