'Arjun Tendulkar age' is trending: What mental health experts say on older woman-younger man relationships
While the young cricketer is 26, Saniya, born in 1998, is 27.
While the young cricketer is 26, Saniya, born in 1998, is 27.
While the young cricketer is 26, Saniya, born in 1998, is 27.
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar's son, Arjun Tendulkar, recently married entrepreneur Saaniya Chandhok, and their wedding ceremony was attended by many celebrities. The glamorous couple's photographs from the ceremony have also seen a lot of takers on social media. Interestingly, 'Arjun Tendulkar age' has been trending online since the wedding in Mumbai on March 5. While Arjun, born in 1999, is 26, his wife Saaniya, born in 1998, is 27. Sachin Tendulkar himself is around five years younger than his wife Anjali, whom he married in 1995, and he has often called it a 'successful partnership' ever since. What do mental health experts say about older women-younger men relationships?
The shift in power dynamic
According to Psychology Today, older women in relationships with younger men are much more content, according to studies. This is due to a shift in the power dynamic that ensures greater equality. At the same time, many men are also not against the idea of being with a powerful, dominant woman. This means that while society might frown upon older women-younger men couples, it doesn't stop them from forming a highly satisfying, strong bond.
A result of social change
American psychologist Mark Travers says that reverse age gap relationships, in which women are older than men, are on the rise today because of many social and psychological transformations, too. First of all, unlike in the past, women are financially stable and independent, and are more self-aware too. Therefore, love is more about 'self-expansion' than safety, he says. Women's attraction isn't to youth, but to the energy and curiosity it brings, Mark says.
Financial stability, physiological equality
US-based career and personal coach Marty Nemko says that men should consider older women as potential marriage partners for a host of reasons. According to him, marrying a more mature person means fewer fights and fewer chances of having affairs, as they would have already gotten rid of such interests from their system. The maturity also helps with better parenting, sexual compatibility, and more opportunities for her to contribute financially to the relationship. He also points out that, as women often live five years longer than men, a woman choosing a man five years younger is a form of psychological equality, too.
'Arjun Tendulkar age' has more than 100K search volume on Google Trends in the past 20 hours.