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You're not in Junior High anymore. There's a chance that women you meet will have children (a greater chance for me - I'm almost twice your age).

Children are responsibility - right now, they're not yours, but you need to keep it in the back of your mind that the phone may ring at any moment, and your plans will change. This isn't a bad thing.

Free advice - date the girl, and see how it goes. Before you start spending a lot of time with her and her son - Sit down with her and have 'The Talk'. The one where you figure out if it's serious and going to continue, or if you should bow out.