He has to provide for his family, so he’ll be ambitious. He’ll be an advocate for himself, he’ll be hardworking, and he’ll be on top of his game. He won’t be some lazy dud who you have to convince to ask for a promotion.
You feel like you’re not allowed to ask questions like, will the child be living with your man part-time? What are the expectations? Is he going to take on partial custody? You know he’s already overwhelmed with answering these questions for himself, so you feel like you can’t demand answers.
When he feels guilty, you feel guilty—you feel like you forced him to choose you over the kids. Then you can get really frustrated because, you weren’t trying to be evil—you just wanted a normal dating life. But you don’t get that when you date a man with kids.
If you’re considering being in a serious relationship with a single parent, then you’re far more open and understanding than most people. For a lot of singles out there, finding out someone they’re interested in comes with a mini-me is a reason to run, but it shouldn’t be! As far as baggage goes, there are […]
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