Any thoughts would be great!! Ive fallen for my DP and feel so loved up 
My instincts are that he is such a lovely man to me caring, thoughtful, asks about my kids, buys me medicine, makes me feel very loved etc and the chemistry between us is amazing 
but his past is 'dodgy' he was a player in his twenties and mainly single, he had a strained relationship with his son through his teenage years, he also got in anumber of fights ( I knew of him back then) He then, in his words, 'grew up' settled with his last partner for over ten years and changed. He built bridges with his children and became happier for it. In his twenties I would not have entertained him at all, but the 40 year old Ive fallen in love with seems so so nice and we're happy. Shall I forget the past and focus on our future- He hasn't met my DC yet but is very eager but this would be a big step for me