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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow. The posts on this thread are crazy. This isn’t someone who started corresponding with some murderer in jail and now wants to get married like some crazy television show!! This is a woman who’s child’s father is going to prison - [b]a very common situation in our country right now[/b].

I have no experience with this myself, but I think support groups/resources/others who have been there is where I would start. Otherwise, a lot of this depends on the nature of your relationship now, how bad the crime is, and how long he will be incarcerated (these two are not always proportional!)

If your relationship is generally strong, his crime is something not concerning like marijuana possession, and the sentence ends up being less than a year, I could absolutely see trying to make it work through that, especially with a child. However if any one of these three isn’t true, I’d be out. If the relationship was already on again/off again, if the crime was violent in any way, or if the sentence was going to be longer than a year or two, I would call in quits on the relationship part, and instead focus all your attention on what’s best for your child. Likely that will include regular visits, perhaps sending him things like cards? Figuring out how to talk to the child about what’s going on, etc. For all that stuff, definitely talk with professionals and people who have been there.

Best of luck to you. [/quote]

Huh?  Where do you live that this is a, "common situation .. right now?"[/quote]

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