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[DZoolander]

with a 7 year old...lol

Her: Will I ever have a mother in law?
Me: If you get married you will, sure.
Her: No, I mean will you ever get remarried?
Me: Ohhhh, you're using the wrong word. Mother in law is the mother of your spouse. What you're talking about is step-mom. That's when your parent gets remarried. No, you won't ever have a step mom.
Her: How do you know? (So and so)'s parents got divorced and now they're getting married again. Lots of people get divorced.
Me: That's true. But I wouldn't get married again.
Her: Why?
Me: It's hard to explain. I'll explain when you're older.
Her: Tell me why?
Me: Okay, put simply, because my focus is on you and your brother. I would have no desire to bring in someone else who would then wonder where they fit into the picture. Because the answer is they wouldn't fit into the picture. I wouldn't want anyone that would expect me to divide loyalties.
Her: What do you mean?
Me: That's why I said I'd explain it more when you got older.
Her: So you wouldn't date?
Me: That's not what I said. I would probably date. I like companionship. I wouldn't remarry.