stonegrody

Thanks for all the great advice and for sharing all of your personal experiences. I have realized that my hang ups have come from fear of the unknown. I think I need to approach this with an open mind and take it day by day. We talked about the subject at hand this weekend and got it all out in the open. I expressed my thoughts and she expressed hers. Everything went really well and we have a good understanding of what we both want.

This post came out of bit of a "freak out" on my part. I suppose I was feeling overwhelemed by my assumptions and fearing the loss of my freedom, which is not the case at all. We are going to take it slowly and see how it goes. I do care for her a great deal and would definitely like to see our relationship progress. I understand that she and her daughter are a package deal and am prepared to accept them both if that's where this road leads.

I was glad to read that this sort of situation has turned in to a positive experience for some of you. I was actually expecting a lot of negative feedback but I was pleasantly surprised to read the supportive comments some of you made.

Thanks again!

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