I am going out with my daughter's softball coach. He is going through a divorce and his daughter is also on the team. My daughter is 15. She really liked him before she found out we were going out. They get along great but she does not want me to date him and is very upset about it. I love this man but do not want to mess up the relationship that I have with my daughter, which I can already see is happening. Obviously she is more important that anything but I have finally found someone that I really care about..... any advise?

I has been a while since you had posted this and am interested in what you have chosen to do.

I dont introduce my kids to any one I am seeing unless I know him and dated him for a while and am sure that it will be long term. Or at least know that we will be able to stay friends.

So I am not sure what to suggest. I hope you do update us to how you handled your situation and how it worked out. WE could all use the inside.

Any one else been in this situation?

The situation reminds me of a movie...with Billy Crystal maybe ???

Does anyone remember ?

Pb is, I can't remember how it ended

I remember that at one point he is at school and teaching the class where his girlfriend's daughter is in, and he says something to the effect that 'since everybody knows anyways he's dating Isabel's (or whatever the name was) Mommy, he wanted to add that he loves her and will marry her'.
The girls (obviously ALL in love with their coach) were happy, Isabel included. Before that, the situation was all secrets and unclear, whispers behing the coaches and Isabel's back and stuff, now it was all out in the open, they love each other and that is it and it's OK. Period.

Can't say I have any concrete advice..except maybe that at 15 your daughter is probably ready to be treated as an adult.
The subject must therefore be dicussed with each of you being completely honest about their feelings.

Why does it upset her ? Has she explained it ?