In a new survey absolutely no-one asked for, YouGov has sought to discover what the “ideal” age is for people to become first-time parents.
The poll asked a proportion of British men and women to assess a number of age brackets between 15 to 60, and give their opinion on how old both men and women “should” be when they become parents.
And in news that will likely make every woman roll her eyes and find the nearest pillow to scream into, there’s a stark difference between what men and women think are suitable ages to become a mother or a father.
Nearly half of men (46 per cent) say a woman is too old to become a mother at 36+, and yet, 71 per cent of men think this age is “about right” for a man to become a father. A double standard? Between men and women? Who’d have thought it?
Equally shocking, Brits believe that 28 is the ideal age for women to have their first child, while men have an extra two years before they reach the “right” age to become a parent.
It’s strange that clearly so many of us think 28 is the “Goldilocks” age for becoming a first time…
