Advice dating man with kids

It was difficult at first but I had to remember that kids deserve that from a parent. Still, here’s what I wish I’d known about dating a dad before I started: The kids will always come first. If one of them got sick or he needed to be there for them in some way, our life was put on hold.Finding someone special is rare enough, but when you reach a certain age, there’s a good chance that the person you find may be a package deal. We couldn’t make spontaneous plans and things would often get interrupted.

That’s a level of respect from another person I’d never experienced before and it helped with all the little insecurities that sometimes plague me.

I had to be an adult and remember that it didn’t work out for a reason.

She calls and texts him regularly but I keep in mind it’s for the children.

It’ll take some time to meet them but when you do, be interested.

The kids had to deal with their parents splitting up, which can be hard, so I knew that meeting them wasn’t going to come right away.