As a lot of you will know, I separated from my ex H over a year and a half ago, but didn't actually move into separate houses until last May, when my boys had to deal with a house move and separation in one blow.
I had a lot of problems, especially with my eldest son, who is now 8, but things are now starting to settle a little.
I am now in a new relationship with a lovely man, who I have been seeing for nearly 5 months, but he hasn't yet met my children at all.
I didn't want to rush into introducing him to the boys as they had been through a lot of changes, so only see my boyfriend when boys are either with their dad or very much asleep. This has worked out fine, and it has been nice to spend time with him alone without having to worry about the boys.
The thing is, we are both now developing strong feelings for each other, and I feel our time together has been in some kind of bubble, far removed from my real life!
I realise that at some point he is going to have to be introduced to my boys, and I'm really starting to worry about it.
How is the best way to go about it all?
My boys don't even know of his existence, so I guess it might be a good idea to start to maybe talk about my friend who happens to be a man.
He doesn't have children of his own, although he is good with his nephews. I do worry about him meeting my boys though. My eldest son has real anxiety issues, and isn't the easiest child to get to know.
I am not planning to do this just yet, but realise I need to start thinking about it, and it's worrying me.
It is all new and strange to me to be dating someone new when you have children involved.
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Pinkchampagne · 07/01/2008 23:00
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