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How much time is enough time?

I've been living with this wonderful man for about 2yrs. We are madly in love. We are both divorced and free to move on with our lives. BUT..., he refuses to introduce me to his adult children until they ask. Now..., I can appreciate this.., but when is enough, enough. They know about me and he has talked about me to them.., but they don't seem to want to get to know me or meet me at all. All of our disagreements have been about this and about how he doesn't want to marry me until the children are used to the idea. I'm a very patient person..., very, very, patient.., but when is it time to say "no more"!! Please help!!!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    when you are sick and tired of it. don't force the issue because they are his children. but if you are sick and tired of it...move on.

  • 1 decade ago

    I am going to be very blunt here ... If he was very madly in love with you he would want to share that with his whole family including his kids , his kids are adults than they should handle the situation like one no? The kids are adults and they are free to do what they please and your wonderful man is using this as an excuse, move on, it's not worth the pain in the long run ..... if they don't want to know about you now will they in another 2 years from now or 4 or 6 and so on and so on.................

    good luck to ya hon ...

  • 1 decade ago

    His "kids" are grown. It seems silly after 2 years to even be having this conversation. I would move on. Obviously, you aren't important enough to this man - he's tippy-toeing around his "kids" - he needs to grow a spine, and be a man. He's having his cake & eating it too. He has everything he wants. What about you? His children will probably never ask - what then? I would move on.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    it seems like a cop out that he is using the children as and excuse not to marry you. what do they have to do with the two of you. you can only wait for so long. you need to be with someone that is going to be with you and not worry what is said about the women he loves.it seem like your ready for another marriage and he is not. they are adults. let them live there live while he starts another with you. if he can't, move on

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  • 1 decade ago

    Enough was enough before you decided to shack up with the man. How are his children going to get used to a woman his dad's just living with, without a commitment? Why should they get to know you? In their mind, you're not his wife- you're just a woman who shacks up with a man. He doesn't sound all that wonderful, he sounds selfish. Move out.

    Remember that thing about buy cow, milk free?

  • jude
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    are u sure he is really divorced? do u blame them for not wanting to know u, they are loyal to their mom? if they don't want u in their lives it is easy to understand, because they see u as the reason he isn't with their mom anymore. they just have no interest in meeting u it is probably them and not so much him. he is putting off the wedding could it be he is still married to the mom, for financial reasons?

  • 1 decade ago

    Are you sure it's the kids not wanting to see you or is it that what he is telling you? Your man must not be as wonderful as you say or think he is. Otherwise he would support you. His kids are grown as you say(over 18?) so this is his time and yours.

  • 1 decade ago

    some times chidren don't want their parents to date or remarry i remarried 3 times and my grown kids didn't like 2 of them they liked my 3rd husband because he was a christain but the rest i can understand why they were mean to thier mother and none could take thier dads place

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