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For the longest time it was deemed socially acceptable for a women to be married off at a young age to a man who was much older, when did this type of tradition start and when did it end, and when did the culturally acceptable age difference of a couple years start?

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For the longest time it was deemed socially acceptable for a women to be married off at a young age to a man who was much older, when did this type of tradition start and when did it end, and when did the culturally acceptable age difference of a couple years start?	12