An Intentional Single Father

Hunsvotti writes "Bold new idea, or just arranged marriage done right? John, like many of us, read the writing on the wall. He knew that the odds were in favor of any marriage he might join ending in a messy divorce. You know what happens next - the separation of his progeny from one or the other parent. (Most likely him, not that he actually says it.) And yet, he wanted to be a father. So he entered into a relationship of convenience with a career-minded woman who wanted to be a weekend mom while still maintaining a career. They were never in love, and they never got married - thus sparing their 11-year-old son, Stefan, from the trauma of marital disputes and eventual divorce. Both parents are interested in Stefan, just not in each other, and each pursues their own romantic interests. Is this a viable new way, or are fathers like John cruising for potentially nasty custody battles?"

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