In my games the wives have always been the ones to die. And if I pick a daughter to inherit the house, the marriage proposals are always 2 to 3 years younger. If I pick a son to inherit the house, the marriage proposals are always 2 to 3 years older. Why does the wife always have to be older. It kind of sets her up to be the one to die.
Also, when it comes time to pick a child to inherit the house, the ages are all wrong. I had one family that had 6 kids, 5 pregnancies. When it came time to pick a someone to take over the house all six kids were either 24 or 27. I hope we get an update to fix that.