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bonifaceviii
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada2890 Posts
February 16 2011 14:13 GMT
#21
If you already have doubts, don't do it. The doubts are not going to go away.
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telfire
Profile Joined May 2010
United States415 Posts
February 16 2011 14:35 GMT
#22
For me personally there is no way I'm at a point in life to become a father. That's like, instant life change, no more time for StarCraft, etc. It's really massive.
mucker
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1120 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-16 15:24:21
February 16 2011 15:22 GMT
#23
I wouldn't want to generalize too much but here's my experience. The situation was different from the OP's, the girl I dated was 27 and her kid was 9 and she worked quite a bit too.

I dated her for about 5 months a couple years ago. I liked her quite a bit but the situation got tiresome really fast. If the kid isn't her top priority then she's a shitty person and you're not going to want to be with her anyways. It was tough, however, dating someone and being low on her priority list. I basically couldn't be spontaneous, I had to call at certain times, I couldn't just show up or spring plans on her on a whim, little weekend getaways were usually out of the question, we couldn't stay out all night when we did go out, etc.

After the inital 'wow we like each other!' getting to know one another funtimes it started to feel a little one sided. I was basically on call in the event that a situation would arise where we could spend some time together and started to restrict my social life, rarely making plans in advance with my friends. I had to make her a super high priority for it to work. It became clear that our lives just didn't fit together. I started feeling bad anytime I was out having fun or doing something interesting because next time I'd talk to her and she would never have any fun stories to share.

In the end she made it clear that the next progression for the relationship would be for the kid to become a bigger part of it. The three of us doing things together on the weekend, me hanging out there and playing with the kid for an evening rather than her and I going out, etc. The kid was cute and all but that was totally not what I wanted my life to be like. It was over pretty quickly after that.

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StorkHwaiting
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States3465 Posts
February 16 2011 15:29 GMT
#24
lol it says she's intelligent, but then goes on to say a lot of things that kind of suggest she's anything but intelligent.
sc4k
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United Kingdom5454 Posts
February 16 2011 15:30 GMT
#25
Thanks Mucker, that was really useful...thanks for everyone else. I see the objections that are coming up. Might take me a while to make a decision!
Thrill
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
2599 Posts
February 16 2011 16:21 GMT
#26
A metal roadie chick with a kid who's "pretty" everything?

Dream come true!

Then again, if you step in; you might be raising the offspring of one of your metal idols, never know!
QuanticHawk
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States32098 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-16 16:34:07
February 16 2011 16:33 GMT
#27
Something you think very low of???

More retarded: Student protests and 'underground activities' (whatever the fuck that is) or

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xarthaz
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
1704 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-16 16:39:13
February 16 2011 16:39 GMT
#28
The child always comes first to woman, thats the big thing to consider
Aah thats the stuff..
amd098
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Korea (North)1366 Posts
February 16 2011 16:43 GMT
#29
If you bond with the child she will be closer to you as well though. She wouldn't think of anyone else as they might not be as nice to her kid.
North Korea is best Korea!
thehorsebecomesking
Profile Joined February 2011
189 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-16 23:49:18
February 16 2011 18:44 GMT
#30
On February 16 2011 20:19 Tony Campolo wrote:
If she's into feminist stuff you're fucked (financially) - you don't want to be paying child support somewhere down the line for one that's not yours. Watch the movie Blue Valentine. She'll always have the kid as a reminder of the alpha male who fucked her, and as time wears on she'll grow disinterested in you and long for the one who got away.


this has to be the funniest thing ive read all day. if you wish to use queer terms then 'alpha male' would actually be the guy who isnt afraid to get with her even though she has a kid

On February 16 2011 20:33 underscore wrote:
Don't do it, for her sake. She already got a child doesn't need a 2nd (you).


ahaha well played sir, well played

i am dating someone who has a child, its a different situation because her kid isnt with her right now. but to be honest with you this relationship is the best and deepest i've ever had. so by all means dont let her kid discourage you
NuKedUFirst
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada3139 Posts
February 16 2011 20:53 GMT
#31
get some.

No but seriously, I hate kids so I probably wouldn't but if you don't mind kids and like responsibility go for it, I mean, you said she is pretty awesome right? As for politics, I don't see why people need to get involved in other peoples politics.
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D10
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Brazil3409 Posts
February 16 2011 21:18 GMT
#32
Sounds excelent, hit it, raise her kid to be either an elite fighter or an elite progammer and make profit
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SpoR
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States1542 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-16 22:13:47
February 16 2011 22:10 GMT
#33
On February 16 2011 20:22 aidnai wrote:
it takes a lot of maturity man. If she's got a kid and she's dating, she (hopefully) is looking for a more serious relationship, possibly someone to be a father type figure or something. If that's not what you're looking for, I'd say don't string her along. Just man up, initiate conversation about what you both are looking for, if it doesn't line up or make sense for you to be dating, don't do it.

not always true actually. I know lots of girls that have kids and they don't know what the fuck they want. I mean they had a kid and their life was unstable, what makes you think that would change them?
No offense to OP girl or women in general, but I think you have to be pretty stupid to have a kid when you don't want one to begin with/or do want one but are not stable (with a guy you're not 150% sure is going to stay and be a good relationship/father). I may just be an asshole though because I am biased.
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FakePlasticLove
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States357 Posts
February 16 2011 22:18 GMT
#34
Yeah go watch Blue Valentine with her.
All walls are great if the roof doesn't fall
Sleight
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
2471 Posts
February 17 2011 01:50 GMT
#35
I didn't quite understand why there was a problem in the first place. If you don't want to be responsible for helping raise a kid and improving his life, then don't get involved. If you like her and enjoy the idea of helping someone grow up with love and support, then do that.

Don't let it be a dilemma. Just decide what you feel comfortable with.
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palanq
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
United States761 Posts
February 17 2011 02:51 GMT
#36
so you (1) don't want to get involved with her 2 yr old child and (2) don't respect her because of these dumb protest things. what she has going for her is (1) looks (presumably) and (2) good taste in music?

sounds like a bad deal.
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lastmotion
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
368 Posts
February 17 2011 03:01 GMT
#37
On February 17 2011 07:18 FakePlasticLove wrote:
Yeah go watch Blue Valentine with her.


This. lol
Hidden_MotiveS
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada2562 Posts
February 17 2011 08:27 GMT
#38
On February 16 2011 20:15 sc4k wrote:
I met a girl who's pretty awesome, she's pretty good-looking, pretty intelligent, she has a great music taste and has even toured with some of my favourite metal bands like Nile and Decapitated. But she has a 2 year old kid.

She can't be that intelligent if she listens to metal, goes to tours(first thing that came to my mind is she got knocked up at one), and is a single mother(imagery of her doing douchebag men). You make her into an idealization.

In our country you get supported immensely by the government, and she has a pretty good money situation.

Cool, but money shouldn't be the big issue if you know you love this girl.

I just don't know if I should be getting involved with a girl who if I want to take her out she needs to arrange a babysitter...

If you really are bothered with this girl getting a babysitter, you're not ready for this commitment.

Also, she's involved in retarded student protests and underground activity, something I think very low of, but I discussed her politics and she really has no good reasons for doing it, she's not an idiot. She'll probably have stopped it in a year's time anyway.

How can you be sure she'll have stopped in a year?

Were I in your situation, I'd have a tough time making the decision too. I may sound critical of the relationship, but that's only because I'm an outsider, I don't love this girl, and I'm making objective comments.
thehorsebecomesking
Profile Joined February 2011
189 Posts
February 17 2011 08:41 GMT
#39
On February 17 2011 12:01 lastmotion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 17 2011 07:18 FakePlasticLove wrote:
Yeah go watch Blue Valentine with her.


This. lol


believe it or not this thread made me watch it. great movie, made my gf sad for a bit. i think shes really worried about the future of our relationship so it was actually great for us to watch together
Zim23
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1681 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-17 08:58:57
February 17 2011 08:58 GMT
#40
Find out about the baby daddy situation, naw mean??? If there is even 1 ounce of drama bail or hit it and then proceed to quit it.
Do an arranged marriage if she's not completely minging, and don't worry about dancing, get a go-kart, cheers.
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