Readers say 5 years or less age difference is best for couples
By a majority vote in a recent poll, our readers say the perfect age difference between couples should be five years or less.
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The poll published in October 22, 2016, readers of Pulse were asked to vote which age difference they found most ideal between couples.
A massive 58% clicked 'less than 5 years.'
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Another 32.9% says they believe couples are OK so far the age difference is not more than 10 years.
A final group [8.8%] says age difference between couples become an issue only if it's up to 20 years or more.
According to a recent research by Emory University, Atlanta, USA, couples with bigger age difference face the risk of divorce than other couples who have considerably smaller age-difference.
That University research also says that the best is if there is only one year separating you and your partner.
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