Getting along with my boyfriend's daught
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| Thu, 12-08-2005 - 8:37pm |
Hello All!
I'm having a bit of a problem with my boyfriend's daughter. I thought maybe I could pick the brains of some of the parents of teens here.
To start, I've been dating my guy for two months. We met at work and so far everything is great. He is much older than I am but we are so in sync that it's barely an issue.
Except when it comes to his daughter. I haven't spoken with him much about her because I am not sure if everything I'm feeling is normal or not. She is less than 5 years younger than me. A typical teenager as far as I can tell except that she is really quiet. Introverted. I am very outgoing and though we are close in age, I have always ran with an older crowd. I didn't even hang out with girls her age when I was her age. I'm really clueless how to connect with her. Not necessarily be her "best bud" but just getting her to talk to me. When we are in the same room, it tends to be very awkward and I can't help but be paranoid that she is judging me for dating an older man, who happens to be her father. My boyfriend is divorced and neither he or his daughter have a good relationship with the her mother. I'm afraid that the daughter may have some animosity towards women. she doesn't have alot of "girlfriends' either.
I'm very confused and I don't want her to hate me. I'm not trying to be a mother figure at all but I would like a good relationship with her because I care so much about her father.
please help me.

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I've visited with his family a couple of times and the last time I came, I found out that he hasn't brought anyone around since his ex.
Talk about pressure. But I think it's a big step for him and it makes me very happy that he would let me meet them and be confident about it at that.
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