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I’m Married To An Old Man — The 15 Year Age Gap is Showing
He used to leave me behind — now it’s the other way around
Please read this with the light-hearted humour that was intended. There are too many miserable gits in the comments! My husband laughs about this. He posed for the photos at the hospital, and encourages expression! Yes, we all get older. Me too. Yes, it is a little frustrating. But we are solid as a rock and I’m not going anywhere.
The trials of aging
My husband has turned into an old man. There’s a 15-year gap between us and it feels like the gulf is widening. This is not a problem. I love him. But it’s not something I anticipated, because he was always fitter than me.
He used to leave me behind when we went walking. I struggled to keep up with him when he was climbing mountains, and he’d carry my coat and give me a hand — a pull or a push!
Now he can’t walk as fast as me, even on the flat — even when I’m not putting any effort into it. Now he’s always lagging behind unless I stop or dawdle. It’s not ideal, because I like to keep up a decent pace for my own fitness levels. Hopefully retirement will give us a new lease of life!
