Does age difference matter in marriage?

In our thousands of interviews on six continents of the world, we have learned this – when you are truly in love, your age and the age of the one you love really doesn’t matter for the most part. But there is a reality to this notion as well. There are circumstances when the difference in age does matter.

Is focusing on the children the most important part of being a parent?

Focusing on the children is not the most important part of being a parent. Quite the opposite is true for successfully married couples who have raised great children. The quality of the relationship between mom and dad trumps everything else.

Is it true that spending more time together is always better?

There is an old piece of “marriage advice” that goes like this, “The more time you spend together the better the relationship.” This is only true only up to a certain point. Many couples are of the mistaken notion that they are to be constantly attentive to their spouse. While their intentions are good, their desire to be attentive causes them to, in fact, interfere with the quality of their communicative relationship with their mate.