I am in love with Dora. I am a woman. I met her through an ex-girlfriend of mine. She is older than I am by at least three years and clearly doesn’t want to date a woman either. I have thrown signs and signals her way, hoping she would notice, but they seem to be falling on hard ground. At this point, I don’t even know if she has noticed them and chosen to ignore them, or if she only sees me as nothing more than a friend.

On the other hand, there is a man in the picture. In my life. He wants us to date and see where it goes. He has a three-year-old son. I have been thinking seriously about his proposal because, unlike Dora, he is actually offering me something real. But I keep asking myself, what if? Am I sure? Will it end well? Am I considering him because I genuinely want him, or because the person I really want doesn’t want me back?

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Dora thinks I deserve better than dating a single father because I am too young for that kind of life. I am 25 years old. My mom says the same. She believes I should look elsewhere, for someone without that kind of baggage. Because of that, and because of a couple of things I have seen with my own eyes when it comes to him, I also don’t want to go along with it. I know being with someone who already has a child isn’t just about loving the person. There is a child, an ex, responsibilities, and realities that don’t disappear because two people fall in love.

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I don’t know whether I am making a mistake by letting him go when maybe he is my only chance at love. I don’t know whether what I feel for Dora is something I should finally let die, or whether I have been too quick to convince myself it has no future. I am confused. I need help seeing this situation for what it really is, not just through the eyes of my emotions.

— Asantewaa
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