Husband turning into my Dad.

[SillyMe2345]

I don't know if this is a particular male age thing, or a 'dad with kids at a particular age thing', but I have realised that the man I married (despite being from very different backgrounds and even continents) has somehow turned into my Dad. Is anyone with me? From the passive-aggressive noisy putting away of dishes if we're not up when he thinks we should be, to the embarrassingly disheveled clothes and hair, to his sudden switch to being confused by everything and anything (recent examples include PE lessons, steak pie, playgrounds), it is everything that drove me crazy as a kid.

Does this happen to anyone else????

For me it’s the massive belly, the awful choice in jumpers, and the face he pulls when he’s wearing his glasses on the end of his nose while trying to read his phone. It makes me want to scream.

Men age. Who knew? I'm told women age (and change) too.

Mine is still out running and on his rowing machine and hasn’t changed at all physically apart from losing his hair and having some wrinkles. Same here but instead of losing it I have gone grey. We have remained pretty much the same though both a little more cautious these days.

DH isn't aging with much grace or dignity to be honest. He's 60 this year, needs a hearing aid and glasses all the time but won't admit to either. He has a very limited wardrobe of clothes that I have to physically put in the wash as he doesn't see the dirt on things. My patience is extremely short most days, just because I have to keep repeating what I'm saying and what he can't see to read.

I've never noticed the age gap between us before (he's 10 years older) but right now, it feels like a gaping chasm.

Yep, the 10 year age gap between us seems much bigger now.

Mine was like my Dad from day 1 so I crossed this hurdle early on. And I liked my Dad so all good there.

Worryingly I now find myself turning into my Mum. This is a very scary prospect for both me and DH.