Dating a Single Dad – Important Relationship Tips and Advice

by Inspiration4Living.com

Adjusting to a new relationship is always challenging, but when you’re dating a single Dad, then there can be some difficult issues.

He seems like the perfect mate, he’s everything you love in a man. There’s just one drawback – he’s a single father and he is very involved in the lives of his children.

If you’re planning on dating a single Dad, then you need to ask yourself some hard questions, such as, “Do I want to help raise another woman’s children?” and, “What if his kids hate me and treat me like a wicked stepmother?” Or, “Will I resent it when he puts his children first?”

He should put his children first. If he doesn’t, then don’t date him. Of course, the shoe may be on the other foot – you may not like his kids! Children of divorced parents often play one parent off against the other and end up either spoiled rotten or with emotional issues.

While dating a single Dad, you should not meet his children until you are sure that the relationship is working and that the two of you are in it for the long haul. (It would be a disaster if the children became attached to you and then you broke up with their Dad and disappeared from their lives.)

Listen to him talk about them. A single Dad who loves to talk about his children and proudly shows you photos of them is a father who cares. And if he’s telling you about his children, there’s a chance that he wants you to care about them, too.

Not every woman is comfortable being around children. Even if you love children, you may feel that they are resentful of you and constantly comparing you to their mother.

If the mother and your single Dad boyfriend share custody, then she’s going to be a part of your relationship whether you like it or not. You will have to be ready to deal with her on a regular basis, whether it’s simply answering the phone when she calls, or meeting her face to face when dropping off the children at her home.

She is always going to be a part of your relationship with this man and you are going to have to be able to talk to her, to tell her what her children have been doing while they’ve been with you and their Dad, what they ate, if they seem ill, etc. While dating a single Dad, you are going to have to deal with his ex-wife at some point (if he has one).

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