You may think, "What's so different? I'm dating her, the babysitter is watching them". Nothing could be further from the truth. No matter what the children's ages you'll have to relate to them sooner or later, and whether you do that successfully or not may determine whether you get to continue dating that woman with children or not.
Even if your date is a woman who doesn't have full custody of her children, or whose children are old enough that they only come home on college vacations and summer breaks, that woman and her children come as a package. You date the mother, you must relate to the children. That's a fact.
Of course, it's important that your date's children like you. That may prove more difficult than you expect, depending on their ages, and the length of time since the father walked out - or was thrown out - of the picture. Looking like a potential competitor to the father that that child daydreams will come back home and make a family again, is not going to make you popular.
On the other hand, especially if it's a male child, the longer the father is gone, the more they begin to think of themselves as "the man of the house" and the more they resent having to share the attentions of their mother with you.
The best thing you can keep in mind as you think of how to date a woman with children is not to try too hard to make a good impression with the kids. Don't be phony, don't talk down to them, and don't buy them lavish gifts and toys. Just be yourself, put yourself out there gradually as a potential friend and after many successful dates with the mother it's okay to suggest an outing with the kids, and occasional a small gift. Perhaps a fast game of basketball or scrabble, or reading to a small child while mom finishes getting ready for a night on the town can break through the barriers the child or children have built faster than any phone "Let's be best friends" gesture you can make.
Children have more smarts about your relationship with their mom and their mom's relationship with their dad than you might think. When the opportunity arises comfortably tell them you're happy they get to see their dad often. Tell them you're open to a good friendly relationship with them, that you love their mother (if you do) and that you'll never try to replace their father in their hearts.
That, then, is how to date a woman with children.
Dating A Woman With Kids
She lives a dangerous life and you like dangerous living. She is a convict behind bars but that does not seem to be enough reason to deter you. You like that caliber of women though in your subconscious you know they do not take things for granted and they are a big fish to fry. Dating a woman in jail does not require the faint-hearted; it needs a person with nerves of steel. Imagine how everything seems strange when you think of her. She is full of mystery, it shrouds her. She keeps you guessing forever, dating her is like navigating in unchartered waters. Entering into her life is traveling into the unknown. It gives you an adrenaline rush and am sure sometimes you ran short of breath. She seems so near yet so far away. She is hard to get and men like it that way because that is where the game is sweetest. A woman in jail is also hard to keep, don't think you can rein her in so easily.
A woman in jail is not the equivalent of that ordinary girl next door. She is a woman who has been through it all and seen it all, she is unique in her own way and maybe that is where the attraction is. If you carried out a self evaluation of yourself, what do you think would drive you to date a woman in jail? Maybe you are a person who likes challenges or the intrigues of this world. A woman in jail is not a devil as many might want to portray her; she is a human being and she has her good and tender side. She would also like love and affection. Before taking this woman into your fold it is prudent to dig up her history a bit so that you can at least have an insight of her life. Try to understand her background up to her current situation. That way you will have more Armour when you are interacting with her. Date her with an open mind. It would not be advisable to be prejudiced or opinionated when dating a woman in jail. Remember that her past is a sour wound and touching it is painful and might be disastrous at the end.
Caution! When dating a woman in jail do not dwell on her past. Not unless she wants to voluntarily open her past to you do not bring it up. Do not try to be self appointed counselor to her because she will be pissed off by you. In the first place she hadn't requested for your services. The best thing that you can do is to be a good listener to her problems and keep your opinions to yourself. She will be happy to know that in this world there is a person who can listen to her problems. By mere listening to her she will appreciate how a good friend you are and how you have helped her though you never uttered a word, you just listened. Give her reassurances that she is still such a great woman and work towards boosting her self esteem and stand by her side against social stigma due to her status as a woman in jail
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