Men marrying women their age or one older has brought many abnormalities to relationships and marriages.
The love language a masculine man understands is respect.
But it will be difficult to get that from a woman your age or one older.

She might love to submit and respect your decisions as a woman. But when reality hits, and she realizes you're age mates or she older, she pulls back or challenge you. Thinking, how will I let myself be "controlled" by a man I could be his sister " LoL 😂

She'll begin to remind you how you're mates, equals, etc and you cannot be "Lord" over her. That may not be the case in the beginning when love blinds both of ya. But it will surely get to the point in the future. Which will be chaotic and abnormal.

Most Men who go on their knees to propose are able to do it cos they're of the same age, close, or even younger. It would be more difficult to do, if you're quite older. A 35yrs old man will find it uneasy to kneel before a 25yrs old lady. Kneeling to propose is also abnormal.

A woman wants to look up to her man in all areas of life. She wants a man richer, stronger, higher in class and of course, older. She looks forward to the experience & the superiority that brings to submit. If you're beneath, you will never get the king's treatment you desire.