BF has two kids by two different women..
Hi ladies! I am new to this site but I ran across it and would love some honest opinions on my situation. I have been with my current live in Boyfriend for over two years. I'm 5 years younger than him and have never been married and don't have children. I have never wanted to date anyone with kids or who has been married. He is divorced and when we started dating he had a young son. Things got more serious than I had expected. So a year after we had been together we find out he has a baby by his ex. So now he has TWO young children by two different women. A situation I never in my life imaged me being in, nor did I want to be in, but I stayed because I loved/love him. Fast toward to now, 2 years after our relationship began. I love him, love his youngest like she is my own, but his oldest child gets on my nerves!!! I feel like when he does something wrong or bad I don't have the authority to make him stop. I try to tell him not to do things, or to do something, and he won't listen until his dad tells him. He can be such a brat and some weekends I dread him coming over. I know I shouldn't feel that way but I can't help it. Also, when his youngest is over to our house I have to play mom and I feel like I take care of her more than he does. I change her diapers, put her down for naps, put her to bed, feed her.. I don't mind but I want my OWN children. He says when we get married we will have our own but I don't know if he is just telling me that knowing I'm young and want my own, or what. But how many more kids could he even be able to financially support?! Aside from that, do I really want to deal with two of his exes for the rest of my life? Along with two children who I'm sure will get bratty? Everyone says it will only get worse which scares me. I already get annoyed at the fact that the older kid always talks about his mom. It's just annoying to me. Maybe that is just me being immature and selfish but I can't help it. I would love nothing more than to marry someone who has never been married, doesn't have any children, so we can experience all that together and it be both our first time... but i guess you cant help who you fall for right. He is a great guy and an awesome father but i kind of feel like I'm settling since i would prefer not to date someone with baggage like his..So I would love some input if anyone else has been in a situation similar!! Thanks!!
You are settling. If you are
You are settling. If you are sticking around knowing this is NOT what you truly want, you are settling. You are young, childless, and otherwise care free. The world is your oyster at this point.
If you stay, nobody here will sugar coat it for you, most likely with two YOUNG kids from TWO different BMs you are looking at a LONG, MISERABLE, road ahead. You are ALREADY doing sooo much for ONE of his kids, so if you stay, he will only expect and assume more from you.
If you love this man and you are willing to deal with all that this situation has to offer, (more misery than happiness btw) than so be it, stay. But if you are constantly second guessing yourself and seeing ALOT of red flags and finding yourself more miserable and annoyed than in love and happy then PLEASE LEAVE!
The ONLY way a situation like this works is if you and your SO are on the SAME PAGE AND ARE A UNITED FRONT! And he puts YOU/YOUR RELATIONSHIP first! If he lets his kids and/or the BMs run the show to any degree, you are f*****! To put it mildly.
I wish you the best...I hope you find what you DESERVE!
You're young and sound like
You're young and sound like you have a good head on your shoulders. Don't settle! If things are difficult now with his kids, they will only get much worse when you get married and then even worse when you have your own children. I would find a man with no kids, you don't need that drama for the rest of your life.