Paladin Damage?

[Maelwys]

but if this keeps up I've a feeling it's not going to go over well at end game. My wife is my healer and she is curious as well. She had to have another player throw heals my way a few times this past run. Any information will be greatly appreciated.

As BadRNG says, it's going to be partially gear and partially abilities. You're in the level 30-40 range before your tanking stance, and you're mostly in fairly underpowered white armor.
You can help mitigate it a little by rotating your mitigation cooldowns efficiently and not pulling more than you can handle. Use Sleep (THM) or Respose (WHM) to sleep mobs you're not currently fighting.
You don't have "Stoneskin" or "Mercy Stroke" available yet from cross-class abilities, but you should have access to Foresight, Bloodbath and Cure.

GLD's stun is very effective, especially once you hit 36 and the initial duration goes up to 6 seconds. Don't just use it to interrupt abilities, use it proactively if you need to.
And remember to make use of the -Blind debuff on Flash even if you're not having issues holding hate.

Finally: check your Grand Company Rewards for better armor. There is some very nice kit available at level 31.
If you've not properly kept up with your Company progression, try and hold out until the white "Heavy Steel" set at level 35...