age difference in marriage?????????

Question

How can an age difference problem be avoided? I am 18 and hubby is 24 i want to prevent him from treating me like a child?

Answer 1

That's only 6 years of an age difference, which isn't much at all. Don't worry about it. Act like an adult and everyone will treat you like an adult.

Good luck!

Answer 2

If he was treating you like a child, this is something you should have noticed/addressed prior to getting married. You are bonded now and should treat each other as an equal.

There is no problem with age differences. I am 24 and my husband is 21. As long as the maturity is there, then you shouldn't have a problem.

Answer 3

This should not be a problem. The Hollywood formula for calculating the if the wife is too young for the husband is;
Divided the husbands age by 2, then add 7.
In your case, husbands age = 24 / 2 = 12 plus 7 = 19.
So, you are not too young for your husband and he should be happy with a younger wife.
I hope this helps.

Answer 4

In my opinion you ARE still a child, 18 is way too young to get married, legally you may be an adult but not mentally.
But since you are married it is time to grow up, be mature,and don't decide you want to leave him after your first argument, marriage takes a lot of work, understanding,compromising,sacrifice. I'm 26 and my husband is 42 we have been married for 3 years and I had to do a little maturing myself.

Answer 5

The answers to your question sound simple enough but when putting them into action they are not so simple, so be diligent and patient both with yourself and with him.

Number one most young women likes to be the center of attention most of the time. They accomplish this by being loud, interrupting conversations (oftentimes rudely), and giggling quite loudly a lot. Train yourself to talk in a normal moderate tone of voice regardless of the topic.Only interrupt a conversation if it is something very important such as excusing yourself from the conversation for whatever reason (do not anounce your reasons out loud for everyone around you to hear, it's no one's business but yours, and your husbands should he ask), When returning to or comming into a conversation already in progress do not just start talking even if you think the conversation had ended (most of the time people take long breathers in between statements or are thinking about a reply to something that had been said already), always interrupt by saying exceause me and wait for a reply before continueing on with your interruption. And don't giggle at everything said in front of you. Excessive giggling is a dead give away of imaturity.

Dress for the occation! If you are going out to meet with family, a business dinner, a seminar, etc. dress for success. A nice dress is prefered but a nice pant set is acceptable. Try not to over dress either.

When things don't go your way don't pout about it, don't throw a temper tantrum over it, and be careful not to say things you will later regret. Those are all childish actions and has no place in a marriage.

Set goals for yourself! Short term and long term goals. Work toward those goals every day.

Sit down and calmly discuss common issues with your husband and be willing to listen to him as well as expecting him to listen to you. Learn to put things into perspective from the most important to the least important and together deal with them one at a time.

God Bless and good luck.

Answer 6

Your 24 yr. old hubby should not be treating you like a child..
Your age difference is not significant...
If he is treating you like a child, he lacks proper respect for you...
He does not think you are a child while in his bed...
He should not think of you as a child when away from his bed..

Answer 7

I'm 18 and my husband is 26!!!!! wow.. I got married at 16. I know exactly what you mean about him treating you like a child. You have to start putting your foot down, and be hard headed and stubborn. Give him orders sometimes if he orders you around. Just don't let your gaurd down, thats all I had to do.

Answer 8

People only get treated like children if they act like it
You married each other to be husband and wife and that is how you should be treating each other anyway regardless of age

Anyway - given what I've seen of most men - ure probably more mature than him despite the age diff anyway. LOL

Answer 9

Age isn't the real issue. You have to decide that you're not going to allow him to treat you like a child. Talk to him about it and explain how this makes you feel.

Answer 10

My husband is 30 and I'm 21. I have that issue a little bit, but we're both pretty much on the same maturity level, although sometimes I wonder when he's playing video games and harassing me about nonsense