Reply To: Friends to Show us the way

In my opinion, let your daughter see him as mommy’s special friend, and as soon as she sees that he’s not replacing you, she will come to terms with the fact that her mom has a special friend who she kisses in front of her dad, as long as she sees that you are okay with it, she’ll soon accept it as a normal part of life. I didn’t mean they should be intimate in front of her, but over time, they may start to be touchy and stuff, like when your wife gets ready to meet him, your daughter will probably see that your wife is putting a lot of effort into looking nice for her special friend. And also, if your wife talks about him in front of your daughter, you should act calm and make it a normal conversation. It is okay for you wife to love this special friend and your daughter should start to get used to this other guy being around. Most of our friends know that my wife has a very special friend who takes her out for dates and that she spends a few nights a week with him. At the beginning, I did feel embarrassed about people knowing that my wife has a boyfriend, expecting them to judge her or me, but after a while, we found that in spite of our fears, people soon come to terms with it.