He Broke Up With His Girlfriend After Finding Out She Had A 6-Year-Old Son Because He’s Not Ready For That Level Of Commitment
This 24-year-old man and his 22-year-old girlfriend first met at a mutual friend’s party a few months ago, and they immediately hit it off. He thought she was funny, smart, and really beautiful from the start.
“Our connection felt almost instant, and we quickly became inseparable,” he recalled.
So, they began dating, and for the first two weeks, he thought everything was wonderful. He and his girlfriend started going out on dates, spending weekends together, and building what he thought was a meaningful relationship.
However, he later found out there was one major problem – his girlfriend never mentioned the fact that she had a kid.
After meeting her, he never thought to ask if she had a child since she never brought the topic up herself. Not to mention, their mutual friend who introduced them never said anything about his girlfriend having a kid – a son, to be more specific.
That’s why, one evening, while they were hanging out at his apartment, the truth finally came out, and he was shell-shocked.
It all began while they were just relaxing, and his girlfriend received a phone call. At that point, she looked pretty flustered and went outside to answer her phone. Then, once she walked back into his apartment, she looked nervous.
This pushed him to ask his girlfriend what was wrong, and she hesitated before revealing that she had a 6-year-old son.
“I was confused. I couldn’t understand why she hadn’t told me earlier,” he said.
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His girlfriend tried to explain how she just wanted to make sure their relationship was serious before bringing up the fact that she was a parent. Apparently, she’d had some bad experiences with men in the past who disappeared as soon as they found out she had a child.
She also claimed that she was planning on telling him soon but simply didn’t know how to bring it up. Despite that, he just needed some time to process everything – and he told his girlfriend that.
Afterward, he took a few days to reflect on their relationship and figure out whether he was ready to be in a relationship with someone who had a kid.
“I realized that, at this point in my life, I’m not prepared for that level of responsibility and commitment,” he admitted.
This led him to break up with his girlfriend, and while she was devastated, she was actually really nice and understanding of his feelings. She even said that she appreciated his honesty.
“But despite her understanding, I could see how much it affected her,” he vented.
Their mutual friend is also angry at him now – calling him a jerk for leading his girlfriend on. His friend even said that he should’ve just given their relationship a chance.
So now, he can’t help but wonder if breaking up with his girlfriend after finding out she had a son was really the wrong thing to do.
Can you understand why finding out that his girlfriend had a kid changed their relationship for him? Did he handle this situation the right way?
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