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Monday, March 29, 2010

Grown Girl's Rule #1 Knowing when he has too many kids! The Financial Question

Now Ladies, as I single woman, recently a single parent, I have never been opposed to dating men with children. Actually, I have been an advocate of it. I do not believe that you should miss out on a wonderful gentleman because he has had a life before you. However, there are some things that you need to take in to consideration, about yourself, him and his kids (and your kids if you have any) before your jump in. Ok, so here's the deal...
My single, successful, no-child-having girlfriend began dating a man with four children who says he is "dating with a purpose." Currently, the four children live miles away, but he is in the process of moving them in with him full-time. Scrreeeech...that's me hitting the brakes. Now, I know my girlfriend very well, and I know that she is used to having things her way. She has worked hard to build a well-rounded life for herself. As a woman, when your used to a certain lifestyle, you have to take into consideration how adding kids to the equation changes that life style, especially when it's an instant family...add you and stir. Aside from all of the other adjustments to a family when children enter in, financial adjustments are at the forefront. Whether children are yours, mines, our ours, they should always end up as "ours" which means the financial responsibility is "ours." And the less equipped he is to handle the finances now, the more of the responsibility that will fall on you later. And we all know that money, especially lack of money, is the number one cause for divorce and/or break ups.

So, here's the rule I gave her...

If he has more children than can share a large pizza pie with you and him and no one be left hungry when the pie is gone, he has too many children for you! Especially if you're not the 1 slice kinda girl! However, there is an exception to this rule (not every rule has exceptions). If he can afford to purchase as many pizza pies as will take to feed you, him and the children, and everyone is full...and he still has car fare, gas money, lunch money (you get the picture) to get him through the rest of the week, no month, then he just might be financially equipped to handle you and his children. Now, can he take you all out to eat at Peter Luger's or Morton's Steakhouse?

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