Relationships with an age gap where the woman is older are frequently scorned in society, but new research from JustinLehmiller shows both the women and men in these couples might be happier than average.
Research finds that people are more disapproving of male-female age-gap couples when the older partner is a woman than they are when the older partner is a man. In these woman-older relationships, the disapproval seems to be reserved primarily for the female partner. Indeed, while older women are commonly referred to as—a term that implies a predatory nature—derogatory labels for the younger men who enter these relationships don’t really exist.
Being in a marginalized relationship has the potential to take a toll on couples. When our relationships aren't accepted by society and the important people in our lives, that rejection and lack of social support canIn light of this double standard and social disapproval, what does research tell us about the relationship quality of older women partnered with younger men?
What I found was that women who were more than 10 years older than their male partners were actually the most satisfied with and committed to their relationships compared with both women who were younger than their partners, as well as women whose partners were close in age. In other words, in spite of the stigma associated with older women dating younger men, the women in these relationships were thriving on average.
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