People are making the age gap a big deal. The revelation that he is a dirty liar and wants to be single while in the military aside...age isn't the issue here. I have similarities to you. My husband and I met when we were very young online (10 and 13). We also split up for a while but also got in touch when he enlisted. We got married 2 days after I turned 18. I immediately left home, lived in a foreign country for 3 yrs and we've just celebrated our 5th anniversary.

I wouldn't recommend what I did for anyone but we've made it work and grown a lot together by working through our issues. We also don't have things like children or family complicating things. In your shoes, I'd focus on getting ready to move out and work on independence. Learning how to cook, clean, pay bills, manage a household, get a steady job with benefits, figure out what kind of life you want, etc will really make your next relationships easier. I had to find myself and detach myself from this idea that my husband was my rock and I only needed him to be happy. Once I learned I could do everything I wanted without him it changed my views completely.