Delighted3 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I am the youngest of 5 and the only girl. My dh is the oldest of 6. Just imagine a spoiled rotten brat marrying a control freak. :lol: That's us, but it works for us. Joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 (edited) nt Edited July 3, 2011 by AndyJoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I'm a firstborn married to a youngest. I always have to run around picking up socks. :lol::lol::lol: Me too :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnitaMcC Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 (edited) My dynamics is not typical. I am youngest of 4 with my Mom/Dad. I have a younger brother from My Mom/Stepdad... but he and I were not raised together at all. I have 3 stepsiblings (Dad/Stepmom) who are younger than me and I did live with them for two years when I was 17 and 18 yrs old. I think my personality is as a youngest child though. Ds is 3rd of 5 kids... but his younger two brothers are 9 and 11 years younger than him. But I don't think he was treated as youngest at all... there is less than three years between him and his sister (she is oldest). He and his older brother only 10 months apart. Yes we clash a lot-LOL. We are both very stubborn and want things our own way. We have to work hard to not get stuck in our own view of things. Edited July 3, 2011 by AnitaMcC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujsky Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I'm an oldest and married an only. I'm not sure what the data says about that, but we're very happy :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelaughs_times_three Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 My husband and I are both first borns. But he only had one younger brother, while I was the oldest of 5 girls. I think that changes the dynamics some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Condessa Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 My husband and I are both thirds, but he is the baby third and I am the third of five. We were both the sensitive peacemakers following the competitive first and second siblings, so in that our personalities are quite similar. But as somebody else said, I also always have to go around picking up socks. I'm not sure how much of that was his being the baby, though, and how much was just the fact that my mother-in-law thinks that expecting men to do anything like housework is ludicrous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto4nmore Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 We both are oldest of two with kid sisters. My kidsis is 12 yrs younger n his is 6 yrs younger. I studied this in Psych 101 Birth Order Studies. We fight like cats n dogs but love eachother like kittens n puppies ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Youngest married to a middle (but the only boy in an Asian family - which has its own dynamics). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasharowan Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I am oldest of 2 and he is #10 of 12. Not even close in birth order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmoe Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I'm the third born and married a first born. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 DH and I are both last borns. Our personalities are totally different though. He's quiet, practical and confident. I am talkative, introspective and anxious. We drive each other nuts :D...but in a good way. Geo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I am the baby of 9, but six years younger than the youngest, so I was an only child after the age of 10/12. Dh is the middle of 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 both 'babies'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazakaal Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I had never thought about it before, but I did actually marry another second child, but I was second of two and he was second of four. And we are actually very different even though we're both second children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I'm the firstborn, and my husband is an only. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grover Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I'm a youngest (of two) Married oldest (also of two) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenTenders/Kim Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I am the oldest of 3, my dh is an only (adopted -- family of orgin he had at least one older sister, not sure if that plays a role). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pie Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I am the baby, married to the oldest. We are both bossy :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I'm the oldest of what ended up being a total of six. My hubby is the youngest of six. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delaney Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 3rd out of 4 here married the oldest of 3 and we just made it to 20 years:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I am the oldest of 8. Dh is the 3rd of 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 both of us are firstborns, with very different personalities.(ESFJ vs INTJ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I'm the youngest of 2; my brother & I are 22 months apart. Dh is the youngest of 5, but his brother is 20 years older than him, followed closely by 2 girls. 7 years later they had another girl, and then 9 years after that my dh. So while he's the youngest, he's also kind of an only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I'm the oldest; I married the youngest.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 My husband and I (both firstborns) often jockey for the position of strongest personality, but it works out pretty well. Thinking about it, almost all of the guys I dated either seriously or semi-seriously were firstborns. My absolute worst relationship was with a second-born/baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I'm an only child, he's the youngest of 4. It works well, he just does what I say. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I'm an oldest. My DH is the 2nd of 5, but effectively functioned as the oldest from pretty early on because his sister has had severe anxiety issues and has always had a very easily cowed personality, apparently from birth or soon after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 DH and I are both 1st born. In 1 years of marriage we've never had any fights. We've had some lively discussions but never anything that would be considered a fight. We are remarkably similar and it's caused no issues. The fact that we think along the same lines and our opinions seems to be the same most of the time have made it very easy to make many decisions, like how to parent etc. It's also made life easier when he's gone on deployments because I really do know what he'd do if he were here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirrellyMama Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I am the youngest who married an oldest. It has been challenging at times. We are so different personality wise but I know we've been good for each other. His life would be so boring without me :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I'm an only, married a first born. He is very laid back, though, so I still get to be in charge. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Both 1st born. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Dh is an only; I'm the youngest of 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I'm a first born and married a first born, male-version of myself. We do quit well together.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 DH and I were both born first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyD Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Both firstborns here. Also both Tauruses. We're not the most relaxed couple, but things get DONE around here. :001_smile: I do think we tend to be rather too hard on our oldest, probably because of our own birth order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I'm a youngest and married a youngest. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8circles Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I am the youngest and I married a middle child. However I do not believe in the birth order aspect at all. My personality is/was shaped by God not by my birth order. That is why we treat each of our kids as our first born. Interesting. I haven't heard this before. 3rd out of 4 here married the oldest of 3 and we just made it to 20 years:) Same here except coming up on 16 years. I'm the 3rd girl followed by the only boy so I'm kind-of the baby instead of middle. I would say that my personality is a bit stronger than DH's even though he's the oldest. I never showed any signs of control-freakishness until I had my children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WistfulRidge Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I'm the oldest of 6, DH is the youngest of 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edithcrawley Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 DH and I are both the oldest of 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 dh and I are both firstborns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwickimom Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I am the oldest of 7 and DH is the oldest of 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetMissMagnolia Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 nope I am the baby of the family and hubby is the oldest.....totally opposite but we click....works for us (for the most part) lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubamama Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I'm a first born, mega responsible chick. Dh is an only....then when he was 5 his mom married a man who had 8 kids by several different women. Yikes! Every crazy, dysfunctional thing you can imagine happened on a regular basis in that family. Any time I want to spice up my life I can just stop in. Dh is pretty much self raised, sometimes I think he might be feral when it comes to keeping things somewhat orderly :tongue_smilie: Michele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cin Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 DH and I are both only kids. VERY interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 No. I am an only married to a firstborn of 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 No, I married the baby and I am first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 DH and I are both the oldest of 3. My mom and my dad are both the youngest of 4. My MIL and my FIL are both the oldest of 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogMom5 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I'm a middle - much older than youngers, only 1 yr. younger than older but much more responsible. Dh is youngest - much younger, more like an only. In some areas, I feel like the responsible one taking care of everyone, including him. Not always though. Denise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof3littles Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 (edited) Youngest of 5, and there is nearly a decade between my youngest brother and me. For a good portion of my childhood, I was essentially an only child because of that gap. I was also the only girl. My husband is a middle child. He's very much a peace maker ;) Edited July 3, 2011 by Momof3littles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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