Marriage Material, Not Money Material: 19- and 67-Year-Olds Engagement Sparks Debate [Video]

• A content creator’s post featuring a 19-year-old woman’s engagement to a 67-year-old man went viral, with the couple showing off their ring in a loving embrace
• The post sparked conversations about age-gap relationships in SA, where recent Stats SA data shows men typically marry younger women, though usually with smaller age differences
• Mzansi’s social media users had mixed reactions to the relationship, with some supporting their love while others expressed concern about the significant age gap

Content creator @benanyim3, known for sharing relationship content, posted an image that got Mzansi talking. The photo shows a newly engaged couple, with the 67-year-old groom-to-be proudly holding up his 19-year-old fiancée’s hand to display her ring.

Watch the video below.

Age-gap relationships on the rise

South Africa has seen …