I'm a 32 year old single mum to a ten year old, I have a good/busy/stressful career which takes up most of my time. The rest of my time is spent with my daughter and ferrying her to her after school activities, catching up with friends and family when I can, walking my dogs, taking care of the house, reading etc.
I met a man in October at a wedding. Things have been great since then, we do text most days but it doesn't feel overwhelming as I've had in the past. The pace feels nice and slow and steady. We enjoy each other chat, company and the sex.
The first few weeks we saw each other quite a bit but we have settled into seeing each other once every two weeks when my child is at her dads. We fluctuate between just staying in and watching films with a few drinks, going out to play pool or going out for dinner.
He has responsibilities and commitments too but no children but he is just as busy as me.
We both agreed that this set up seems to be working for us. I have never had such a relaxed and laid back set up, but it's really suiting me and makes me think that maybe this is why no other relationships have worked for me.
We've even discussed the fact that if we were to get serious, we wouldn't want to live together and would like to keep separate accommodations.
The reason I ask if this is strange is because my friends and family scoff and think this is such an odd set up. They tell me if he was really interested he would want to see me loads. What's your opinion?
He lives an hours drive from me.