Younger women tend to marry older men

The trend is finally changing!

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{Play}In August 2018, the Indian actress Priyanka Chopra announced she was engaged to the American pop singer Nick Jonas. The 36-year-old Chopra is more than 10 years older than Jonas, who just turned 26. According to friends, Jonas likes it that way, as he prefers older women. Increasingly, he is not alone. The number of marriages in which the woman is older or the same age as the man is rising rapidly in the US, according to an analysis by the University of Maryland. From 2010 to 2016, the estimated share of never-before-married women who wedded a man their age or younger rose from less than 34% to over 37%.

{Play}It is an astonishingly rapid change for such a short period. Unfortunately, since the US Census did not collect data on newly-married couples prior to 2008, it’s difficult to know past trends. An analysis of longer-term data suggests that while the age difference between married couples has long been declining, the fall in the 2010s has been unusually quick.

{Play}Not only is the share of marriages in which the woman is older rising, the number in which the man is significantly older is falling. In 2008, about 8.2% of never-before-married women tied the knot with a man at least 10 years older. In 2016, that number was down to 7.3%. As a result of these changes, the average difference in age between newlyweds fell from about 2.6 years in 2008 to less than 2.3 years in 2016. This trend is probably a good thing for healthy marriages. There is compelling evidence that marrying someone closer to your own age makes you less likely to get divorced.

Younger women like to marry older men. This is finally changing!

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{Play}In August 2018, the Indian actress Priyanka Chopra officially said she was engaged to the American pop singer Nick Jonas. The 36-year-old Chopra is more than 10 years older than Jonas, who is 26. According to friends, Jonas likes it that way, as he prefers older women. But, he is not alone. The number of marriages in which the woman is older or the same age as the man is increasingly fast in the US. From 2010 to 2016, the percentage of women who married a man their age or younger increased from 34% to 37%.

{Play}It is a surprisingly fast change in a short period of time. Not only is the percentage of marriages in which the woman is older increasing, the number of marriages in which the man is much older is decreasing. In 2008, about 8.2% of women married a man at least 10 years older. In 2016, that number was 7.3%. This trend is probably a good thing for healthy marriages. There is evidence that marrying someone closer to your age decrease the rate of divorce.