0 to 60 in 1 year

Hi everyone, This is my first post:smile: and I am glad to have found this place. I feeling a little overwhelmed with how quickly things have changes from the first few dates. I have been dating a German guy for nearly 1 year. When we met we were both out of long-term relationships. I was in a relationship a Spanish guy for 13 years (no marriage, no kids) that ended when he cheated and left me. My partner, who is German, was in a relationship with a woman for 6 years and they had a girl together (now 4) and that ended when she cheated and left him and their child. We own separate houses and although we spend most all of our time together we both feel it is good to keep things as they are for longer. My partner recently was granted full-custody of his little girl and all of a sudden I have a lot more responsibilities--as a parent. I am thrilled and feel lucky that I can have such an amazing girl in my life. I adore his daughter and she is very, very attached to me but I am overwhelmed on to how to keep my relationship with my partner fresh still without falling into this "married with kids" relationship. We haven't been together long enough to go through such big change. We still need time to grow together as a couple. On top, we have both changed jobs recently, and because of our schedules I will be the only who will be taking care of the girl the majority of the time now. Any advice on how to make sure that my partner and I still take the time to establish the perfect relationship even though we are already in family mode? Ciao, Nikane

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