Asking for a friend: My new partner doesn’t want to meet my kids or have anything to do with them. Will he ever come around to the idea?

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Q: I’ve been dating my new partner for almost six months, and it’s going well apart from one major issue. I have two young children, and he refuses to meet them and says he doesn’t want to be involved in any child-related activities or even conversation. It makes me really sad as my children are such wonderful little people, but he just doesn’t want anything to do with them. I split up with their dad years ago and we co-parent well without any issues. I’ve been on my own since and would love to have a relationship that is long-term and family-orientated. I really like this guy and had hoped it woul

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