Hitting my Stride Part 1

[Dawn70]

Sounds like y'all are in a good place but that the whole kid thing will definitely be a challenge if it does move to a more permanent partnership. I know I have said this to you before, but one of the things I like about this board is "hearing" how other people think. One of the things you said about all of this that really stuck out to me was that y'all haven't had any indepth discussions about moving in, parenting together, etc. and if she wants to bring it up she can, but you are not going to. That's certainly your right and prerogative and I'm not at all questioning that, but that just struck me as odd. You have joked more than once about her asking you to get married. Is that what you are really hoping for? What if she did ask? Would you say yes or would you put her off? Just curious....don't feel like you have to answer. Maybe it is just me, but the way you worded that feels like you are holding something back or you are unsure of where you want to go (and again, nothing wrong with that, if it is the case).

As far as her son, he's 8, not 18 so telling him to nut up MIGHT not be the best way to stay in his mother's good graces. That cracked me up though. I mean, I picture a really whiny, annoying, super immature kid when you describe him, but then again, he's an 8 year old boy so doesn't whiny, annoying and super immature just kind of go with the territory?