Q: Do I have to let my child’s father meet my current boyfriend?
I spend nights at my boyfriends house sometimes an my son expressed to his father that he doesn’t like going over there because he has to wake up early and it’s far. So my sobs father said he wanted to meet my bf an because me an my sons father don’t have the best coparenting relationship I didn’t want to tie in my bf into my coparenting drama because I don’t believe it to be necessary. I talked with my son an asked why he told his dad he doesn’t like my bf because I thought he liked him a lot. He told me he just doesn’t want two dads. So I just want to know do or should I let them meet. His dad an step mom have always been very demanding an aggressive. I didn’t meet his wife until after they were married.
A: There is no rule requiring this. However, it may be a good idea, since the father could claim that your boyfriend is a bad person and thus use that as leverage to get a better custody arrangement for him. By allowing him to meet your boyfriend, it may put your child's father at ease -- especially if you show him that you current boyfriend is a nice guy and is a good model for the child.
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