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[quote=Anonymous]I might catch a lot of flak for this on this board, but in my case I never made a big deal out of introducing a man to my daughter.

I have always had many male friends. For most of my daughter's life, I was not in any long term relationship, and the line between "friend" and "boyfriend" was sometimes blurry. Guys slept over all the time, usually on the couch, sometimes not.

Maybe I was lucky, but I am certain that my daughter never saw anything that traumatized her. More importantly, she never saw a man be disrespectful to her mother, nor has a man ever mistreated her in any way.

There were a few men she saw several times and never saw again. Once or twice there may have been a breakup (which she did not witness of course), other times just friends who moved away or lost touch.

Now that I am in a relationship which I hope will last a long time, we still find time for old friends. My daughter's father lives in another state but stays in touch through phone and infrequent visits.

My boyfriend is not threatened by the fact that all these men are still a part of my daughter's life just as they are part of mine. I don't think I could ever be with a guy who was. 
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