Ideally is the same age or 1-2 years different.

If the age gap is too far, got issue that the public may not be able to see it in near term. In longer time or years to come, the issue will arise. What issue?

Imagine the age gap is > 10 years gap.

When the husband retired , the wife still working , there is mismatch of lifestyle at the later phase of life. The bigger the gap, the worse it will become if the married pair still have commitment or responsibility to take care. It will cause imbalance of life. Extrapolate it further , if the husband is to leave world ahead, the wife need to endure the alone life for years to come ~ easily another 10-20 years alone ( male have shorter life expectancy vs female ).

If both of they are loaded with resources that they can bridge their life phase gap - both retired together after one retired, at least the one surviving after another one is gone, only need to endure the life of living alone at the old age.

Don”t expect the children to live together with you as they have their own commitment. Plan for the worst case scenario not best case scenario.

This post has been edited by nihility: Oct 23 2023, 06:56 PM