But today, 35 years later, we live in a society that unfortunately still judges women and has different rules for them, but thankfully only starting to assimilate into the rich and famous circles. It is done – that age is not a hindrance in love. The privileged class has certainly been the beneficiary of this partial awakening and has now really started to take the lead- Munmun Dutta-Raj Anadkat (9 Years), Katrina Kaif-Vicky Kaushal (5 Years), Neha Kakkar-Rohanpreet Singh (10 years), Nandita Mahtani-Vidyut Jamwal (10 years old), Gauahar Khan-Zaid Darbar (8 years old), Priyanka Chopra-Nick Jonas (10 years old) – the numbers in parentheses indicate the age-gap. The list is really long.
Although this kind of affinity can come with its fair share of pros and cons. Let’s debate how easy or difficult this can be for them, and for someone else, if their partner is much older or younger than them. This is our #BigStory this weekend.
First to join is the enthusiastic Kashmera Shah, who is 12 years older than her husband Krushna Abhishek. Kash (as she is fondly called) says, “Krishna and I don’t know if there’s an age difference. We’ve been together for 15 years and literally grew up with each other. Time doesn’t count in years. It is decided that you spend on earth but how do you spend those years.”
When contacted, Riya Sen offered, “I think one can benefit from the maturity that an older partner can bring to a relationship. When I mean grown up, I am talking about a difference This is especially beneficial in sensitive situations, in which the accumulated life experiences of an older partner can help set the right perspective so that such situations can be overcome. and help maintain a healthy and respectful relationship. A healthy relationship is all about incorporating and accepting each other’s differences. But such a couple can feel such a gap between themselves that it A point of collision becomes and remains. This could be an effect of energy levels and the different peer circles between the two.”
But her sister Raima Sen dropped a bomb when she Bindaas (no-holds-barred) revealed that she’s dated both older and younger men and spiced it up by saying, “Actually, they’re both funny. Women look up to older men. , they feel safe and protected. Same for me. But a small one can be fun. Younger men are easier to read. Actually, older men are fun too. When I was younger, I wanted to date an older man. Today, hmm… I’d prefer someone younger, maybe 2 or 3 years younger than me.”
It seems Koena Mitra likes the concept of older woman-younger man. Explaining this, he said, ‘Men fail to handle demands. Older women are less demanding, plus they are mature and stable.”
A source close to Nandita Mahtani said, “When she ended her relationship with Dino Morea, we were not surprised that Nandita started dating Vidyut. The source brushed off the question whether Nandita’s engagement was a surprise and continued with almost the same breath, “Aren’t there reports of her dating 10 years younger hero, whose name is not Dino Morea? What else? It is wrong?”
Katrina Kaif is dating Vicky Kaushal who is almost 5 years younger than her and it is no secret. Katrina’s make-up artist Subhash Singh (who also produced ‘Chalk-n-Duster’ starring Shabana Azmi and Juhi Chawla) told ETimes, “I don’t even think it’s wrong. In fact, I believe that. A relationship works. For longer periods of time if there is an age difference, the older one deals more tactfully with the younger one. I also think the elder is pampered. The intensity of love between Saira Banu and Dilip Kumar See. Arjun Kapoor and Malaika Arora faced a lot of things but isn’t their love as strong as before?” Coming to Katrina, he says, “Katrina dil se pyar kar hai, woh umar nahi dekhte (She loves a person from the bottom of her heart and doesn’t believe how old she is).’ she has never been a dominating person in her own right relationships. Salman was 17 years older than him, and as I said senior is very careful in his approach with junior, Salman sir always patiently explained his point of view and brushed off his mistakes.
However, Ayesha Jhulka vehemently advocated marriage in which the age of both the partners is almost equal. But celebrity divorce lawyer Ishika Tolani responded, “If the couple is the same age, often they are both equally hot-blooded.” So, is Tolani advocating for age-gap marriage? “They have a flip side. The sexual attraction always fades away after about 4 years in every marriage. Also if the difference is big enough, the younger partner may find the older partner too old for his liking and seek him out.” Could start doing it. Outside options.”
Vandana Shah, another celebrity lawyer, said, “Extramarital affairs keep happening regardless of the age of the spouse. An actress who was fighting an ugly divorce dated a married entrepreneur who knew from day one that he was with her. Won’t get married because he comes from a very conservative family, it was just an affair for him.” Julka eschews a similar approach, “If a partner is not getting full emotional and physical satisfaction from his spouse, he goes astray.”
But Renuka Shahane poured almost a bucket of water on these plethora of thoughts when she said, “I don’t think you can judge a person’s love-life by the difference in age between them and their other half. Live more Let it go. Live.”
last word? The less-privileged class is still refraining from deep diving into options that are no closer to their age, but is the day far when age will be an even number for them?
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