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[quote=Anonymous]I'm guessing that he means he doesn't want to marry someone who still has kids living at home or dependent on her?

I'm dating someone who has a 16-yr-old girl at home. My child and his oldest are over 18 and live in other cities/states. I can say that still having a kid living at home does have real implications for the new relationship and I could see why he'd feel this way. If I could wave a magic wand, I'd age his youngest kid by a few years and have her out on her own already. This is mainly because his co-parenting with his Ex wife means lots of drama that I'd skip if I could. It means he still has to interact with the ex over money, schedules, and parenting stuff, and the ex's values and behaviors have to be dealt with as part of being with him. Also, kids, especially teens, will almost always play their parents off one another, and it's painful as well as annoying to watch this happening. Of course, as the non-parent, I can't and shouldn't offer any opinions on how he's parenting his own child, but his choices often end up impacting me. However, all of this is probably already happening during your dating phase, so it seems a bit odd that he'd be willing to date you but not marry you because of your kids. 
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