Ep. 618: Dating Someone With Children

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges and considerations of dating someone with children, particularly focusing on the responsibilities of being a step-parent.

We’ve chosen not to have children of our own, but would we date a man with kids? Becoming a step-parent is no joke—it’s a lot of responsibility, often with very little credit, and you’ll rarely, if ever, be the priority in your partner’s life. All of that goes double if the kids in question are under age 10, too. There’s a special place in heaven for people willing to take that on, but at this point, it ain’t gonna be us. Dating someone who has kids [1:47] Being a step-parent is rough [4:57] A different level of responsibility [7:48] Looking for red flags [11:07] What’s Danny’s type now? [15:19] Have older men given up? [19:26] Subscribe to The Lighthouse Letters https://dannyjdotcom.substack.com/ Don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss an episode! Comments and questions can also be sent to info@thebestlifepodcast.com , and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group. FOLLOW US ON IG: @TheBestLifePodcast FOLLOW JILL: @jillfit FOLLOW DANNY J: @dannyjdotcom You can also follow us on Facebook @Jill Coleman @Danny-J Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Hosts: Danny-J Johnson, Jill Coleman

Topics covered

• dating
• step-parenting
• responsibility
• relationships
• red flags
• personal preferences

Keywords

• dating
• children
• step-parent
• responsibility
• red flags
• relationships
• personal preferences

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