Are age gaps in relationships healthy?

Age-Gap Relationships Can Absolutely Be Healthy—So Why Do Many Meet Them With Scrutiny? U.S. Census Bureau data from 1999 reports 8.5 percent of married couples are in age-gap relationships, with the older party identifying as a man in 7.2 percent of cases, and the older party identifying as a woman in 1.3 percent.

What is a normal age gap for relationships?

The average age difference between partners has generally been around three years. 1 But sometimes love can be age-blind. As such, May-December relationships are not unheard of, thanks, in some part, to societys burgeoning acceptance of age gaps.