Sania Mirza should not marry just yet!
Sania is only 22 and the person she is to marry is only a year older. This pairing has more probability of going wrong than right for the following reasons:
1. The age gap should be atleast three years, and it’s scientifically proven that girls mature faster than guys. For the boy to catch up with the girl, his age gap should be anywhere between three to five years.
2. He is too young to marry. At 23 and still studying his MBA, her beau is yet to find a footing in his family business. Only later can he grow emotionally as well. And that would require some more time. Ideally, 29 would be just right for him.
P.S: Sania has said that she will not marry until he completes his education. I only hope, she changes this to ‘until he proves himself’.
Well, while I do not have much interest in whether or not Sania Mirza should tie the knot now, I do not agree with the first reason stated in your post. It has been believed that women mature faster than men, and that is why the marriageable age for women in India is 18 while that for men is 21. However, the level of maturity is something that is more individualistic than general. By suggesting that the man should be 3-5 years elder than the woman, you are decrying the marriages where the woman is elder than the man. There was a time when the age difference between the groom and the bride used to be more than 15 years. The convention has been that the woman should be younger (and also shorter) than the man. But in today’s age, it is not the age difference between the partners that determine whether or not the marriage will be successful; there are several other factors involved, like the second reason you stated in your post. However, emotional maturity does not necessarily come with a foothold in a job or a business.
Anuradha Sinha
6 Jun 09 at 3:59 am
Point taken. It’s largely individualistic. But marriages happen only once in life (atleast for most of them). Therefore, some caution is always advised before you take the marital plunge.
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7 Jun 09 at 1:44 pm