FWIW the vast majority of my friends married in the 20-28 yr old range, as did I. I don't see it as much of a time limit practically really. The ones that married later, I don't know if the sample is large enough at that point, but they all had careers that had them moving from one city to another, so maybe avoid that so that you can stay in one place long enough to make meaningful connections I recommend.
For your second point, yes there is an asymmetry, but I say it's more that the vast majority of everybody I know, their spouse is +/-2yr of their age. I know more couples where the wife is at least five yrs older than the husband than the other way, though the men were in their late twenties when they married. Again the sample size may be too small to draw conclusions from.
> FWIW the vast majority of my friends married in the 20-28 yr old range, as did I. I don't see it as much of a time limit practically really.
There's another angle on this issue. Evidence is accumulating that the reported big increase in autism-spectrum disorders is correlated with late marriage. No one knows why, so it's only a correlation at this point, but it's pretty reliable -- late marriage and late childbearing equals more autism disorders.
Quote: "In unadjusted analyses, both mean maternal age and mean paternal age were significantly higher for ASD cases than for the birth cohort as a whole."
For your second point, yes there is an asymmetry, but I say it's more that the vast majority of everybody I know, their spouse is +/-2yr of their age. I know more couples where the wife is at least five yrs older than the husband than the other way, though the men were in their late twenties when they married. Again the sample size may be too small to draw conclusions from.