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Hey!
It feels a bit strange to pour my heart into a post online, but here we are.
I’m a 29 year old gay man who long ago made peace with the fact that I’d never get to experience the joys of having a child. It was certainly the most difficult part of coming to terms with my sexuality.
In the last few years, I have come to learn how very important family really is. I lost my father not too long ago, which has put a lot of things into perspective, and so I decided to pursue a journey that I knew was going to be extremely difficult, or perhaps even impossible.
I looked at surrogacy, and found that for multiple reasons, it wasn’t something that would work for me. I considered adoption, and found that adoption within Ireland was almost unheard of. I then looked into fostering, and that is where I was when I heard about co-parenting.
I have always had the belief that a child should have two parents. Whilst I do have an incredibly supportive family, I feel that having two parents wherever possible, is the best course of action. Co-parenting seems to tick every single box that I have.
I am currently single, and have been for quite a while. I suppose I’m not exactly ‘traditional’ when it comes to relationships, and have always wanted to build my own life before inviting others into it. I am self employed, and do relatively well for myself. The hope is that within the next five years, I’ll be able to secure a mortgage myself, but with the housing situation the way it is, that isn’t the case just yet.
Regarding me as a person, I don’t smoke and only drink on occasion. I don’t do drugs, and live a relatively healthy lifestyle. I have no illnesses, genetic or otherwise, and over all, I am pretty healthy. I am relatively intelligent (or so I like to tell myself!), I do a lot of volunteer work with children and young people. I am an avid reader (and writer!) and quite active.
What I would love, is a person with the same values, who wants the same thing. I am doing this journey at this age, because I want to be involved in my child’s life for as long as humanly possible. I want to watch my child grow up, and be part of that as much as I can. I want my child to have the best possible life, surrounded by the best, most loving people, and honestly, I feel that people who plan co-parenting tick those boxes.
I am absolutely willing to discuss and negotiate every aspect of this journey, and would love to find someone who I can develop a close platonic relationship with, so that we are both on the same page when it comes to parenting. I am very easy going, so please don’t hesitate to reach out if you think we could connect.
In terms of parenting; I am completely open to all possibilities. I would like to spend as much time as possible with the child, and also appreciate that you will feel the same. With my work, I am very flexible, so this can work for both of us.
All in all, I would really love to talk to anybody who might be interested in making this a reality. If you’ve read this far, I applaud you! And look forward to chatting, and potentially going on this life changing journey together!
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