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[quote=Anonymous]we've been dating about a year and getting serious. My daughter took an instant liking to him, and he enjoys doing stuff together "as a family". I have ABSOLUTELY no reason to suspect him of having a sexual interest in her. But she is all over him (very physically affectionate), probably because she misses spending time with her own father, and he hates telling her no when she wants a hug, or a piggy back ride, etc. It doesn't help that his main experience with children comes from his godsons -- games that work great with a 3-year-old boy aren't as appropriate with a 10-year-old girl. How do I set boundaries without making him feel like a suspected pedophile, and more importantly without making her feel rejected and unloved because he won't roughhouse with her any more? How do you even define what is appropriate and what isn't?

P.S. If you believe that mothers with young daughters should not be dating, or that all men are perverts, please keep it to yourself. Joining a monastery until my daughter is at least 21 sounds pretty good right now, believe me.[/quote]

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