You’re exhausted from the emotional upheaval and concerned about mounting resentments.

Differences in maturity levels can have the potential to wreak havoc in relationships.

What exactly is maturity?

Carla Marie Manly, Ph.D.

Key signs of immaturity.

Some signs of immaturity, such as a lack of financial responsibility, can be fairly obvious.

Be on the lookout for these key signs of immaturity:

How maturity differences manifest in relationships.

What causes immaturityand maturity differences.

It can be helpful to understandwhya significant maturity difference may exist in a partner of similar age.

In adulthood, the helicopter-parented individual often suffers from irresponsibility coupled with a sense of entitlement.

Life challenges such as traumatic events can also affect a child’s ability to mature at an age-appropriate rate.

When are maturity differences a problem?

The takeaway.

For example, a more mature partner may enjoy the lightheartedness that a less mature partner can bring.

The less mature partner may benefit from the calm, settled nature that a mature partner can offer.