Many times in real life we take age as a prime factor; something that should even determine the people we are supposed to be happy with. One time, about 8 years back I read in a beauty magazine and there was this 50years old wrestler who when asked about her age and career said "age is just a number" and since then, this has always rang in my mind every time I here someone comment about age or lay limits to certain ages.
Now with our African cultural ideology, many of our natives believe that for a young man to marry he has to be older than the lady, and with certain families, it's an abomination for a young man to marry a lady older than him, even for as little as five years!
Unlike in the past, today I have a different attitude towards age, in fact, a positive attitude. And due to this, my advice for young men out there is that they should just go on with anyone they think can make them happy, no matter the age.
If you've been [or you’re]married and you've faced some challenges in the relationship(s) you've been in or you are in, then you're a good witness to this.
And you know that if I ask that "what has age got to do with a relationship?
Or, what has happiness got to do with age? And I say 'Nothing' then it’s true."
At the end of the day, all I need is a true heart to enter into partnership with our heart, a honest and open mind to rely on, or someone with a good personality or a good character and not a younger Lady or older man; not a lady five years or more young than me or a man five or ten years older than you...
I asked my friends these questions in a good discussion, "what has maturity or responsibility got to do with got to do with age? Or what has a good character got to do with age?" And all looked blue after contemplating about the issue.
And I wondered why we had been talking for a long time…
Let's live up to our dreams and desires, and not numbers.
At the end of the day, all that matters is happiness, safety and satisfaction, and not age.
