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Meeting soulmate after having kids?

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Blackrosee · 15/08/2020 21:50

Is it possible to meet your soulmate when you already have (young) kids? Would they stand in the way? Any positive stories of meeting the love of your life when you already have children?

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Kaykay066 · 15/08/2020 21:55

I have 4 2 young and 2 older and met the most amazing guy last year he’s perfect for me. The kids really like him and he is great with them!. It’s possible but I did meet several frogs before him!!

Sockmonster23 · 15/08/2020 22:15

I have met many many women and men through the years that has kids and eventually met their soulmate/husband/wife after kids. Now I’m single with kids and I’m certain one day I will but for now I’m not ready and I’m too busy. It’s something I have wondered since being on my own with kids but then I look back at life and honestly met so many, very common and definitely not a deal breaker for quite a lot of people and if it is then he isn’t your soulmate

boymum9 · 15/08/2020 22:28

I have two young children and am divorced, I'm certain I've met my soulmate, wonderful man who has accepted every aspect of my life without hesitation, we're compatible in a way I never knew existed and I honestly didn't know men like him existed.

SleepingStandingUp · 15/08/2020 22:30

If he's your soul mate then your kids won't stand in your way, he'll accept you have kids, he'll treat you and them properly and he'll build a relationship with them

HermioneWeasley · 15/08/2020 22:32

I hate to be unromantic, but there’s no such thing as soulmates - no individual perfect and predestined for you. But yes, it’s perfectly possible to find love when you have kids, though more complicated

mrbob · 15/08/2020 22:36

Do you need 2 threads?

Therunecaster · 15/08/2020 22:36

I met my 5 years ago when I had 3 kids. He's the light of my life and I love him to pieces

SimonJT · 15/08/2020 22:52

No little ones don’t stand in the way, but them getting on with a partner has to be a priority, I know that if my little boy didn’t get on well with my boyfriend and feel comfortable around him then the relationship would have to end.

My son is 5, I’ve met someone who genuinely couldn’t be a nicer or kinder person. He gets on well with my son, he has good natural boundaries with him and is very realistic in the fact that my son has to be the main priority when we take steps forward in our relationship. We have been living together for six months and it has generally gone smoothly, the first 2/3 weeks were hard while we developed a routine that worked for all of us. But if everything continues to go well we are hoping to get married some time next summer and hopefully in the future become a family of four.

Hes not here at the minute as hes gone to his home country for surgery, going from seeing someone all day everyday for six months to not seeing them for potentially four weeks has been really hard. But it has further confirmed that him being part of this little family is the right thing.

I genuinely never thought I would meet someone like him, yes he has his flaws, no one is perfect, but there is genuinely nothing I would change about him.

dwiz8 · 15/08/2020 22:52

The wouldn't stand in the way, as id hope you wouldn't consider someone your soulmate if they didn't accept and love your children.

Waxonwaxoff0 · 15/08/2020 23:07

There's no such thing as soul mates.

But of course it's possible to find love after having children, millions of people do it. Unfortunately though a lot of people don't tend to put their children's needs first when getting into a new relationship.

ViciousJackdaw · 15/08/2020 23:16

Unfortunately though a lot of people don't tend to put their children's needs first when getting into a new relationship

How true. Surely once you choose to have children, they should be the most important people in your life. Even if you split with their other parent, the DC should still come first. Not viewed as a hindrance to finding another partner.

Waxonwaxoff0 · 15/08/2020 23:37

These threads are actually a bit weird. Sounds like you're more concerned about finding your "soulmate" than the well being of your children.

I've been single for 6 years since I split from my ex because DS is my priority, not a new man.

namechanged8578318 · 15/08/2020 23:44

I got together with my Dh 10 years ago, he is the love of my life, I had 2 DD one who had cancer and on long term treatment, and he has been amazing since day 1.

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