I recently wrote a post about how to tell my kids that after divorcing their father, I might be in a…

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I recently wrote a post about how to tell my kids that after divorcing their father, I might be in another relationship. I was very worried: my boyfriend and I have been together for a while, although the divorce was finalized very recently. I'm used to sharing everything with my kids and it's hard to hide another man. I didn't want to say anything until I was ready myself. Then, I decided to tell them that their father and I won't be together anymore and we each have our own lives. I asked them how they would feel about me having someone new, and also about their father having someone. My older son said: 'Well, what can we say, it's your personal life. If you have someone, you have someone. You're not old, you can't live your whole life alone' 🙈 And he's 9, mind you. I was shocked – he already has a second toothbrush and a hair straightener at his place 🙈. I said: 'See? Maybe I will have someone too.' But now I want to tell them more details about him, because this feeling that I'm deceiving them makes me uncomfortable. They know him indirectly, but not through me. Another issue is that he lives in another city, but we see each other almost every weekend. We can't live together yet. But he also wants to introduce himself to the kids as my man. Still, there's a certain fear. So, my head is in a jumble, thinking about how best to say or do this 🙈
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Shashkova Anna
And does he want to meet them?
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Alfiya
Shashkova Anna Yes, he's wanted to for a long time
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Nadezhda
If you live in different cities, you won't live together. Why introduce them to the children?
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Ekaterina
If you're planning to introduce him to your family, have him meet your kids, live together, and most importantly, if he wants the same, then of course you should tell him.
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Shashkova Anna
And how do you see your future life together, if you live in different cities? You can get to know each other. Come visit on the weekend. Buy him a cake, something for the kids. And get to know each other
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Elena
If they were understanding, what is there to be afraid of anymore?
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Tatyana
Hmm, why introduce him to the kids if you only see each other on weekends? It doesn't seem serious yet. It's different if he comes to your home, then you could introduce him as a friend for now.
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Volgina Natalya
Well... I was 6, we were walking home and met a man on the way. I was carrying tangerines, I offered him some, we got acquainted, and chatted for a while (I don't remember the details, of course). That summer, I moved in with him (they rented a house together). That's it 😁 no unnecessary conversations or explanations, I figured it out myself somehow, maybe I asked some questions, but there were no major talks. I trusted my mom, and she trusted me. Although they always joked in front of me that he came over for tea and stayed. Now, after so many years, I joke that this man "stole" my tangerines and I had to share mine with him. BUT in your situation, I would only introduce him as a friend, like, "Hey guys, want to go for a walk as friends? Let's go to a cafe?" And I would definitely emphasize this during a phone call, for example
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