I haven't had much luck so far with relationships and so wanted to keep it quiet about the new man I'm seeing. I did tell the kids 18 and 12 as they needed to know where I was going but hadn't wanted to tell anyone else yet. My 18 year old let slip to a family member and now they all know. Privacy whilst dating when you have kids just doesn't happen. Now my family have been talking about it as they know the guy and I just didn't want anyone to know yet. Is it so wrong to want something private for myself? To enjoy it for myself for a bit first before involving everyone else. I'm quite a private person anyway.