I want my Monkey and Sheep Back

[wolverine1997]

Why does a 37 year old man end up with a 25 year old wife? Because he can't hold his own with women his own age. He can't control them as easily unless he finds one that is already broken down with no sense of self-preservation whatsoever.

Not necessarily true. A lot of men like younger women. Not for control reasons but for physical reasons. The typical downside to that is that younger women tend to be more of a headache to deal with. Many guys look at it this way. If the wife is younger, as they both age she will still be physically attractive.

Now this is not to say that any of this was the case with your husband. But from a guys perspective it often has nothing to do with control.

Here is anothr spin on the situation. An old unspoken rule for guys is that they should date a girl that is half their age plus seven. So if your husband is 37, a woman half his age plus seven would be about 25 or 26.