Seems like i have missed a lot .... pretty young women without kids wouldnt fit in tartan's criteria entirely i feel. They might just be up with their own list of criteria you know !!
I have to wonder if at some point you will take a step back and reread this post and smack yourself.
Truly, I do understand the "no kids" concept ...... but all the other crap - not in the least. As for maturity - think you need to have it to be able to recognize it.
I could tell. Good thing I only care about looks :) The irony in all this is that all of you are responding to a post addressed specifically to young pretty woman....then many claim that I think too much of myself... :)
it is clear you are reading way too much into this...which is really just diplomacy for suggesting you are assuming way too much. Sorry this hurt your feeling so deeply and apparently. I really did not mean portray any ill will.
I don't mind a guy that has kids. The last two guys I dated had kids. The guy I recently met and am interested in has twin boys.
My problem is when there's "baby's mama drama" involved. I completely understand being protective of your children as they are in fact your flesh & blood. My last serious relationship (of 3 yrs, the subject of getting engaged had come up), well his ex had a major issue with me being involved in her son's life. I made all the attempts that I could with her. I offered to meet her and let her get to know me as a person and to give her my phone # so she could contact me at anytime, to which she refused. Never mind the fact that her son loved me to death. I took really good care of him when he was here. Making sure he had a well balance diet, playing games with him, etc.
Part of it was the jealous mom stuff. I wasn't his mom, so yeah I was cool and I was fun...So when he got home it was, "Jillian did this" and "we did this or that" or "Jillian made cookies" or "Jillian rented this game and it was fun", etc etc.
All in all I don't exclude men with kids from my dating. I absolutely love children. I don't rush into meeting the kids; all in due time. I do try and feel out the situation with the child's mother though. In the past has she been really difficult with the new girlfriend? I still miss my ex's son. He was a great kid.
Thank you for answering my question dark. I am sad to say that you are probably right about some of that mama stuff. I would like to believe people are basically civil but I am so often being corrected (very recenlty in fact LOL). I hope you did not get hurt in that relationship and you have success in this next one.
I think my self esteem really took a hit on this as I truly was the best husband I knew how to be and until recently loved this woman with everything I had (both in words and actions). I am new to all this dating stuff, especially the internet and am appreciative of your feedback. I can see why with all the people on here a woman like yourself would eliminate that risk in her search.
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