Izingxabano mayelana nokuthi iminyaka ebhekwa ngayo ilungile ngomshado, ungapheli. EYurophu nase-United States, omakoti nomkhwenyana bangukuthi "ukuguga": banda ngokusemthethweni ubudlelwano abantu abavela eminyakeni engama-35 nangaphezulu. Kubhekwa ukuthi ukholelwe ukuthi ukudala umkhaya kudingeka uvuthwe futhi onokuziphatha nangokwezezimali. Ezweni lethu, abaningi basahlupheka bezogubha iminyaka engama-30, ngaphandle kokuba nomlingani osemthethweni. Yiba yilokho njengoba kungaba njalo, abacwaningi baseBrithani banquma ukuthola ukuthi iminyaka emingaki ilungele umshado ngokubuka kwesayensi. Intatheli kaBrian Christian kanye nososayensi wesayensi uTom Griffiths muva nje bakhipha incwadi lapho okuthiwa khona "ukubusa kwama-37%" kuvela. Kunjalo, ngokusho kwababhali, kuzosiza wonke umuntu ukuba enze konke ngesikhathi.
Ngakho-ke, kuneminyaka emingaki ubudala okufanele uye ehhovisi lokubhalisa, ngokusho kobuKristu nangoGriffiths? EMINYAKA E-26. Kuliqiniso, lesi sibalo sinemibandela - kubalwa ngokuya nge-algorithm elandelayo: abantu baqala ukushada noma ukushada, abantu baqala ukucabanga (ngokusho kwababhali iminyaka engu-18 kuye kwengama-40. Futhi isikhathi esihle sokuphetha umshado ngu-37% wesikhathi sonke. Ngasikhathi sinye, uChristian and Griffiths abheka igebe eminyakeni engama-22 (ukusuka eminyakeni engu-18 kuye kwangama-40) asuse okufanayo ama-37%. Uma uqala ukucabanga ngokwakha umndeni hhayi eminyakeni eyi-18, futhi kamuva, iminyaka yakho "efanele" yomshado, ngokulandelana, ishintsha. Futhi ama-griffiths aqiniseka ukuthi ukuthola umlingani wempilo ngemuva kweminyaka engama-26, kunjalo, mhlawumbe, kodwa minyaka yonke amathuba okudala umndeni ojabulayo uyancishiswa.