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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The title says it all. Women need to stop trying to make this work, especially if they're under 40 and want kids.

Any woman without kids can NEVER understand a dad's relationship with their kid.

These divorced dad with kids get star struck by a younger woman who shows interest in them. But they need to steer clear of these situations though because they're almost always doomed and will cause you tremendous tension as you try to be a good dad while being a good partner to the child-free woman. Even if you get married and have kids with her, the rest of your life is going to be a struggle as you figure out how to balance your first and second families. [/quote]

This is true from the one situation that I have observed closely.  The husband is hated by his ex-wife, his first kids, and now his new wife.  By trying to please everyone, he pleased no one.  Even if you have a lot of resources, time is finite.  Two examples came up.  First, he left his new wife home with a toddler and a new baby several weekends to do a bunch of college visits with older kids.  Second, he objected to his new wife funding their shared children's 529 plans because he wanted all the extra money to cover the current costs of older kids' college (tuition, coast-to-coast flights several times a year, spring break, summer trips, etc.).  Within years, it was clear the new wife hated him, maybe even more than his ex.  Easy to say the new wife should've known better. I think she realizes her mistake after the fact. [/quote]

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