When is the right time to introduce that new someone to your child? You don't want to have that attachment too soon to hurt anyones feelings, but eventually the kids and new guy/woman are going to want to meet who mom/dad have fallen for. Is there a time frame in which this should take place? This is that stuff they don't prepare you for.

I think that is a really hard decision to make. It has a lot to do with how old the child/ren is/are. I also think it depends on how serious it is. I think 6 months would be the minimum amount of time I would wait to introduce someone to my kids, but not necessarily bring them around a lot, even after the initial introduction. But if I was actually seeing someone and it got serious, then I really dont know if my thoughts on this might change. (I hope that makes sense; its easier to say what you would do when you're not in that situation, so when it actually happens you might do things differently)

My kids are small and my 4 yr old asks me, who is my boyfriend. Their father and I are trying to work things out, so I tell them daddy is my boyfriend. . .hopefully I will never have to introduce them to anyone else. IF things dont work out between their father and I and I end up having another boyfriend, they will probably be much older and that should help make things a little easier, when they understand a little more.

Good luck if you are going through this now.

I think that's a good guideline too.. The six month mark. By that time you know if this a person you want to be serious with, enough so that it's time to meet the kids. Someone in my single parents bible group told me after you get engaged, but I disagree. You need to see how the kids react and interact with this person and vice versa. Not that I'm anywhere close to meeting anyone. Guys find out about my daughter and kind of run. But that's ok. I'm just fine with it being Sadie and I right now. I don't need a man when I have the cutest baby girl directing my attention!