Nov 11, 2007, 10:51 PM
Local time: Nov 11, 2007, 08:51 PM
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Would you date someone with kids?
I met this really nice girl and was considering on dating her, but come to find out that she already has a kid which makes me a bit apprehensive. I don't know if it's where I live, but it seems there are a lot of younger, single mothers here, and I'm talking about early to mid-20s. I'm still young and having children is not something I have planned in the near future, as I am still going to school and planning for the future.
Have any of you been in a similar situation? Or maybe your parent(s) were the ones dating new people that you didn't know? How did you handle it? Anything you can tell me to watch out for? I figure I'll go ahead and ask her out a couple times anyway, nothing ventured nothing gained, right? The one thing I think I should do is try not to be so judgemental about them being a single parent and possibly avoiding discussion of that situation, like it wouldn't be proper to talk about the kids' dad or why they split and such.
Who knows, her kids may even be really adorable, but it does make the dating a little more complicated, what with them not being your kids, if you'll like the kids, if the kids will like you, the person you're dating divying up their time between you and the kids, etc, etc. I guess it'll be a good learning experience though. Anyhoo, what are your thoughts or feelings on this topic? And as for the topic title, I guess you could go so far as to put dating or marrying.
How ya doing, buddy?
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