When single parents hook up (15)
dateadavelimerick, Limerick Ireland7 Threads 3 Polls 95 PostsSo has anyone of the single parents here ever been in a relationship with another single parent and how did it work? More specifically, did your respective children get on or did you just keep your relationship separate from your kids?
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If it's prudent not to introduce the respective parents to each others kids before the relationship has a firm foundation, then I suppose the same would be true for introducing the kids. Speaking only from observation.
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mzetoile: If it's prudent not to introduce the respective parents to each others kids before the relationship has a firm foundation, then I suppose the same would be true for introducing the kids. Speaking only from observation.
Of course that goes without saying, but I'm more interested in people stories both good and bad, on what happens when two families become one. like the Brady bunch. What sort of difficulties are encountered or were the children generally accepting of their new parent and siblings?
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dateadave: Of course that goes without saying, but I'm more interested in people stories both good and bad, on what happens when two families become one. like the Brady bunch. What sort of difficulties are encountered or were the children generally accepting of their new parent and siblings?
I was in a relationship with someone who had a daughter the same age as my daughter. The children were brought together only a few times. They didn't get along because my daughter was a straight A student, Girl Scout, had a job after school, and responsibilities. His daughter was a snob, didn't like school, wore designer clothes that her mother bought and looked down on my daughter. There was never a plan to join the families.
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mzetoile: If it's prudent not to introduce the respective parents to each others kids before the relationship has a firm foundation, then I suppose the same would be true for introducing the kids. Speaking only from observation.
I don't necessarily agree that you shouldn't introduce your child/ren until a certain amount of time has passed. There's not much point forging a relationship with someone only to find they don't get along with your children or vice versa.
You don't have to introduce them as prospective partners, just friends you're having a coffee with, my son's perfectly fine with this. It's not as if they're coming to the house, staying over or whatever. It's just two friends meeting up, as I would with a female friend.
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I don't necessarily agree that you shouldn't introduce your child/ren until a certain amount of time has passed. There's not much point forging a relationship with someone only to find they don't get along with your children or vice versa.
You don't have to introduce them as prospective partners, just friends you're having a coffee with, my son's perfectly fine with this. It's not as if they're coming to the house, staying over or whatever. It's just two friends meeting up, as I would with a female friend.[/quote]
Introducing them under that context is a good idea actually! Especially since it has worked for you..which is even better. Now if more people in the dating context would meet under such circumstances, it would help with their nerves and remove the pressure.
You don't have to introduce them as prospective partners, just friends you're having a coffee with, my son's perfectly fine with this. It's not as if they're coming to the house, staying over or whatever. It's just two friends meeting up, as I would with a female friend.[/quote]
Introducing them under that context is a good idea actually! Especially since it has worked for you..which is even better. Now if more people in the dating context would meet under such circumstances, it would help with their nerves and remove the pressure.
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NotABlonde: I don't necessarily agree that you shouldn't introduce your child/ren until a certain amount of time has passed. There's not much point forging a relationship with someone only to find they don't get along with your children or vice versa.
You don't have to introduce them as prospective partners, just friends you're having a coffee with, my son's perfectly fine with this. It's not as if they're coming to the house, staying over or whatever. It's just two friends meeting up, as I would with a female friend.
You don't have to introduce them as prospective partners, just friends you're having a coffee with, my son's perfectly fine with this. It's not as if they're coming to the house, staying over or whatever. It's just two friends meeting up, as I would with a female friend.
Damn quoting.. My response is to ^^^^
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I have, my last girlfriend had a daughter. I already have, but mine were living in Virginia at the time.
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I would have introduced my daughters, but their mother had already moved them to Virginia.
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No it doesn't fact 
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I have not dated anyone else who had children and mine have not met the men I dated. I would not make those introductions unless there was a reason
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I have been in a relationship with a single parent and we r now best friends even though he still wants more. 15 yrs later. We kept the relationship separate from the kids. His r older than mine. He was just interested in me not mykids which is the main reason for us now being just friends.
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Children should be locked up in the basement while parents date.
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Foxworth: Snook you filthy filthy girl.
Always leave them wanting more
Always leave them wanting more
No hard feelings
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Foxworth: Children should be locked up in the basement while parents date.
(ah, maybe with a sitter, some games and food 
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