| | | DATING DIVORCED DAD, PLEASE HELP!!! Need help so much! I am feeling so insecure about this - we met online, sweet e-mails/texts/phone calls, not every day, but each time we saw each other he would say he couldn't wait to see me again. Went out to dinner a few times, talked for hours, kissed on second date lightly, then dates after that we were basically at his house where he cooked me lunch or dinner, and we made out progressively more, but no 2nd base, but lay on the couch together with clothes on. It was amazing, he was amazing emotionally and physically. After 1 month of dating twice a week, I surprised him by seducing him - he was floored. We made passionate love, were very emotional, and he called me several times the next day. Fast forward a few more weeks of staying in for dates and making love, I asked him about his daughter, wanted our kids to casually get together for a playdate, not saying we were so serious or anything like that, but wanted to get an idea of how the kids would play together, because my daughter is central in my life, and so is his, so I didn't want us to spend 6 months to a year in a relationship without thinking the kids would be hit it off, because they are both girls, similar in age.
His ex-wife and daughter's mother LEFT them basically for TWO years when she was 6 years old! I know he's scared of her getting really hurt - I don't blame him! I don't want to demand anything at all, but there are many cases where guys don't want to introduce the kids because they aren't serious at all about a girl, and don't have real respect for her, don't want to do the "right" proper things. That's also part of what I'm afraid of since...
I feel that he is treating me a little differently (or maybe the same) as before we slept together. He's such a great dad, so devoted, seems honest, and treated me really well before and right after we made love (his words, sweet), but I think I slept with him too soon, and every few days, only spent time at his house.
Maybe he thinks I'm getting too serious because I said I don't want to be someone's 3 month girl, if that's what he wants. He also said that he doesn't want us even kissing goodbye outside of his house for fear that the neighbors kids will come back to tell his daughter (who's only there part time) and she will be very upset.
The last time we met was this past Sunday and while he had asked me to come over initially (we slept together and had dinner out the night before, was great), I this time volunteered to come over and was feeling like seducing him again. We went upstairs, made love, but this time, he felt bad that he couldn't do it as long - I didn't care at all, complimented him greatly, that I just wanted to be close to him.
Then, we had a conversation about the kids getting together to which he said, "I'm not there yet." Then, he asked me to go away with him for a weekend, to which I said, I would love to, just not right now, MAYBE FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE! because, even though we slept together, I can't go away with someone to a hotel that my mom and daughter haven't even met, because my daughter and mom live with me every day, and my daughter wants to meet him, and they are both worried about me. I don't think he took this too well, though he said he understood.
I had recently invited him to pick me up at my house, where my mom and daughter happen to live, he was reluctant (wasn't that way before we slept together, tried to be a real gentleman).
Now, when we would get together he'd say, "When can I see you next?" And now, I've asked HIM that this past Sunday, and he said, "Tuesday or Wednesday," but I didn't hear from him today.
I called him and he said he was just about to call me (a lie?). I said about lunch tomorrow, to which he said he has a meeting, could we make it for Friday.
I told him I wasn't feeling well, which I wasn't today, and he texted me later in the day asking how I was. Then, we spent an hour or so texting each other back and forth playfully, and I ended it sweetly, but still getting the feeling that he is backing off just a bit because of our talk and maybe because he felt like he couldn't perform the last time we made love (which was before our talk).
How foolish I feel - I should have kept my mouth shut. I really like him, didn't want to turn him off.
I feel like I screwed up big time, that he thinks I'm not a "nice" girl, maybe a crazy girl, and not a girl he could be serious about.
I am so sad, I could cry. Please help me.
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