Relationship is not about age.

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Wow this is a lovely and intriguing topic to begin a new week with. It's been a common phrase recited across the globe that age is just a number in terms of relationship or love. There are different school of thoughts to this statement however I intend to share my own perspective on the said subject.

I wish to celebrate the entire management for their outstanding choice of topics t be considered each week. For all the participants on this beautiful theme, congratulations.

Every human being is uniquely created by God Almighty hence age may not hold water so much when it comes to relationship and love. Relationship is not all about just age instead there are other surplus fundamental factors to be considered for a sustainable and lasting relationship. I will be sharing some life story and experiences.

In a relationship first and foremost is not age that is considered but love. The building block of relationship is love. When there is genuine love, it will permeate and cement everything in respective of age bracket. Just imagine a man that wants to marry and instead of checking vital factors like does the lady loves him? What's the goal or vision? He will now go for just mere age? That would be disastrous because age doesn't determined the success or failure of a relationship. The Man might be older than the lady or vice versa that won't affect anything as far as I am concerned.

I have heard several people saying they can't just marry someone that they are not older than as a man similarly some ladies too says they can't marry a man that they are older than. Hmmm this is a wrong conception and definition of what truly genuine love and relationship entails. On my own part, age is not an integral thing to be considered because age means different things to different people. You may be higher in age but lack capacity to take responsibility in the relationship. Relationship is about love and responsibilities if you're not ready kindly stop any attempt to venture into any relationship.

Let me begin by sharing a true life story of a man of God I have personally walked with and deeply involved in all the preparations. It happened that the woman was older than by about five good age. He wasn't disturbed at all because he has found the love of his life. They are compatible and there is an alignment in their life goals which became fundamental for him to marry her. I can boldly share that they have been married for more than seventeen years now and everything is waxing hot and hot always. The age never affected their relationship because he saw beyond age limit.

From this story, it's apparent that age shouldn't be the key factor in any good relationship and love. What if you consider the age and one of the party is not ready to submit or humble herself or himself? What if the age variance is too wide? For a lasting relationship, age is just a number and not a fundamental factor.

There's a lecturer too that lives around my area. She built a house, owned a beautiful car and had all the money but decided to marry a man that is younger than her. Today both of them are fulfilled and living in peace and harmony. Age consideration has never helped neither has it determined the joy and peace to experience in a relationship.

I have been married for more than five years now and before I married my wife, age, tribe etc weren't the things I considered first rather I prayed and ascertain whether she is the will of God for my life. After all confirmations from God before I now proposed to her. Infact my wife hail from a different state and different tribe. Today, we are happily married and the relationship keeps growing better and better. Age wasn't a key factor for me but the question remains is this the will of God for my life?
Age still remains just a number.
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