So I’m currently dating. I have been since July and have dated three people, none of which has turned serious. My last date is now FWB. I have a 14 YO son whom I’m main parent for. He sees his dad but we aren’t shared care so he’s with me most of the time.
I haven’t shared with my son that I’m dating and I would only want to if something turned serious which as it stands hasn’t. The problem is, my son has become aware something is going on and keeps saying I have a boyfriend which I’m hiding (which isnt strictly true). His main theory was in December when I opened WhatsApp in front of him, the message I had sent to my date was still open so he saw a message to someone with my dates name. He hasn’t mentioned this until now. In addition to noticicing that I have locked chats on WhatsApp and that I turn my location 360 off sometimes, this is what he is basing his theory on. It seems that his dad is playing into it and putting things in his head that aren’t there, such as when he came home early the other morning after being at his dads, he and his dad noticed that my car was defrosted so thought I’d been out all night and returned before he came home! This is ludicrous as I had been home all night!
Im not sure what to do. It’s causing friction as he knows im lying and obviously I tell him off for lying but I don’t feel like I can tell him the truth. How would others handle this?
Also FWIW I only see my dates when my sons at his dads.