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Dating - how much do you tell adult children?

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Neu · 26/05/2022 06:42

I basically don't tell my children anything that they don't need to know.

So if I've gone away overnight like I have in the past I've told them where I'm going and who with i.e. first name.

I don't introduce them to my dates because unless I know it's going to be long-term I don't feel there's any need.

My two eldest children don't live with me at all and my youngest spends roughly every other week here (17DD) but I always arrange things so that I am around for her and I've maybe gone on two dates in the last year where she has been at my house and I've just gone out for dinner or a walk and coffee for example in the evening.

One of my older two children announced last weekend that they find it odd that they haven't met any of my dates. I hasten to add we are not talking large numbers here😂

I thought I was doing the right thing by not involving them in that side of my life. I don't really tell anybody other than that my best friend. I don't put myself into dangerous situations and I just feel like my private life is my private life?

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Neu · 26/05/2022 20:19

No I mean I rarely go on dates when she is at my house. Literally twice in the last year I've been out at all when she is at my house?

Hasn't much of a social life. Works and college and glued to Netflix/TikTok and sleeping!

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WunWun · 27/05/2022 07:19

I don't think it matters at all. What do they want to know? I wouldn't introduce someone to anyone unless I was in a relationship with them. Unless I happened to bump into them whilst on a date.

Onemoresleeptogonow · 27/05/2022 07:20

When I met now dh I told adult dc after 2 weeks. Felt too deceitful!!

SuspiciousMind33 · 27/05/2022 07:23

It's pretty unusual to know if you're going to get into a relationship with someone after two weeks!

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