[April Masini, your AskApril]

Hi, [b]kristielee[/b]. I’m glad you’re here — and I think you’re new. For future, please start a new post for your questions that have nothing to do with someone else’s’ instead of replying with your question to another person’s, as you have here.

But since you’re here, let me answer you! If your boyfriend of three years wants to leave you and be with the mother of his child, who happens to be three years old, you have to understand that he’s trying to be a good father and do the right thing. Because you got involved with a man who had a newborn with someone else, you ran the risk that this was going to happen. 🙁 Whenever you date a single parent, his (or her) ex with whom he has children with is ALWAYS going to be part of his life — and yours, too. In this case, he wants you to duck into the closet so she doesn’t know he’s with you on the side.

This isn’t a good situation for you, and frankly, it isn’t a good one for him, either. If he’s decided to be with his daughter and her mother and to give their family a shot, then he should do it full on without distraction (you). You need to recognize that the best thing for you is to move on and find someone who is going to be there for you as Mr. Right.

I’d suggest you read my book, Think & Date LIke A Man, that you can purchase at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or right here at this link: [url]https://www.askapril.com/relationship-dating-advice/think-and-date-like-a-man.html[/url]. It’s a book I wrote for women who want to find, get and keep Mr. Right. You’ll learn a lot to make your life better.

I hope this helps — and I’m sorry this is tough for you. Let me know how things go, and please follow me @AskAprilcom (no dot) on Twitter, and on Facebook at this link: [url][/url].