Spin from the Irv thread.
I can’t answer this question.
Would you encourage your 18/20 YO daughter to be with a 40YO man?
Why or why not?
Would you be ok with your 23YO daughter/sister “dating” a man as old and flabby as Irv?
I’m genuinely curious.
Since my youngest sister is already married, I will just focus on answering this question as it pertains to my daughter who is still unmarried.
On your first question, no I would not encourage marriage at 18/20 YO for anyone. That is too young in my opinion to be getting married. I would suggest 25 as a starting point, since that is when most people's brains have fully developed.
On your second question, 23 is still too young in my opinion. Even past 25, I do not want my daughter to marry a man my age. I could not stop her from doing it though, since she is an adult, but I would not give my blessing for it either. I want viable grandchildren, and older sperm is found to contribute to birth defects.
"Older paternal age may be harmful to the offspring's health in terms of genetic mutations, telomere length, and epigenetics [66]. Several lines of evidence suggest that
epigenetic changes occur in the sperm of older fathers, particularly defects in DNA methylation [67–69]."
Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis was aimed at determining whether paternal age is a risk factor for offspring birth defects.Results: A total of 38 and 11 studies were included in the systematic review and meta-analysis, respectively. ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There are many other concerns that I would have about the situation, like his financial, mental, and physical fitness. I raised her to focus primarily on finding a man with good character & morals, so he does not have to be wealthy though he does have to be self-sufficient and in a reasonably stable career (at least middle class). So a 40 year old man with good character & morals, stable career, and loves my daughter would get my blessing to marry her if that is whom she wanted to marry. A 50 and older man would get to see the business end of my shotgun barrel.