Is there a problem with a man or woman marrying for the first time after age 40?

Question

and neither have any children. Only serious responses please.

Answer 1

No - There is not a problem with a man or woman decided to marry after the age of forty. You must remember that love cannot be rushed, and sometimes it takes people a little longer to find someone that is compatible with them.

I see no problem with it at all. You have women in their forties and fifies having babies, so.

If you are getting married then congratulations!

Answer 2

Absolutely not. More and more people are waiting until a later age to get married. This is no longer an age where you date your college sweetheart and get married immediately following college. Business opportunities, especially for women, are better than ever and people are taking the chance to build careers and live a little before settling down with someone else.

I think it's also great that people are waiting as they have a better sense of self and what they want out of a relationship. They are not going through that panicky "I have to get married or I'll be too old" stage as some people do in their 20's and 30's.

A sociological term has been coined: "starter marriage". That's when a couple under 30 marries, has no children, and divorces within two years. How sad is it that our society now has a name for it?

People no longer feel the need to get married to complete their life and are waiting until the right person actually comes along as opposed to someone who fits in at the moment. I say more power to you and good luck!

Answer 3

Life expectancy is growing and therefore youth has to enlarge as well. After 40 ???? You are teenagers if going to live over 85 years....
Enjoy your experience and have a good time together. Be aware that if both have been two long living alone, then it is better always to keep some privacy.
About kids, well with a little bit of luck and some medical advice is still possible to have healthy kids. Not 20, but I do not think that is the goal.
Having kids is a choice, not a duty.
Adopting is another good possibility since having kids is not difficult for most of the people, raising them and giving them love is the harder part.
Scary?
Well, if you do not try, you'll always regret.
I wish you the best,
Fro

Answer 4

I married a man when he was 40 he had never been married no children I had been married before with children if you are a sharing kind of person it can be great but if your not and set in your ways it can be bad and it wont work Im proof Im getting divorced.

Answer 5

No I don't think there's a problem with that. If you find the right person it's never too late to marry him or her. Stop worrying about what the rest of the world thinks. Good luck.

Answer 6

no, if anything it better for both parties, no more head games like early marriages, no unreastic expectations, both are usally firmely entrenched with their respectiver carreers, children are an optin you may not want, in effect you get past many growing pains that the young and immature ( who BTW have a 85% divorce rate ) have, the only issue i can see is if either one holds emotional baggage that prevents them from getting initmate ( on both the sexual and emotional level ) and have held few if any social relationships, you will have problems

Answer 7

Absolutely nothing wrong with it. Love and companionship have no age limits. I'm so happy that you found each other. Wish you both all the happiness in the world.

Answer 8

I don't think there is nothing wrong with that, some people have a hard time finding someone compatible or have issues with themselves they need to deal with prior to entering an relationship. Go with your gut!

Answer 9

I do not see anything wrong with that. You're mature enough to make your own decision. The older you get, the more knowledge you have to decide what is best for you. Good luck !!!!!

Answer 10

I dont see a problem at all with that. By that time, both should know exactly what they want out of life.