My Boyfriend is About to Propose, But I Haven’t Told Him I Have a Child, What Should I Do?

I am 25 years old, and I have been dating my boyfriend for about eight months now. We started dating last year, and everything has been so good so far. My mom knows him, his parents also know me, so we are really good. In fact, we stay together currently.

Let me give you a little insight into how we met. We actually met through a friend, and when we met, my current boyfriend was dating a girl. At that time, he came clean to me and told me that due to personal issues, he didn’t want the girl anymore and was trying to let go. He asked me to be patient with him, and he would find a way to finally end things with her.

Truly, he did let her go without any issues. There was no drama, no calling, no cursing—nothing like that. After he ended things with her, he introduced me to his parents.

Honestly, I wasn’t even taking this guy seriously at first. I didn’t know he was actually going to leave that girl for me because, all my life, the guys I’ve met never really took me seriously. They were always deceiving me. That’s why I didn’t think of telling him that I had a child—I didn’t believe we were going to get serious.

Before I knew it, things escalated. We got serious to the point where I was meeting his parents, he was trying to meet my mom, families were involved, and we started living together.

So, how am I supposed to tell him that I have a child?

My daughter is six years old, and she says he’s her dad. There is no problem with that—the real dad is also cool.

Earlier this month, I found out that my boyfriend plans to propose to me. He first stylishly asked for my ring size. Later on, I saw a chat between him and his friend where he told the friend he was going to propose to me at the end of this month—this February.

Now, I am so scared because how do I tell this man that I have a child? I don’t want to lose him. I’m scared that he’s going to be mad at me, that he won’t want to see me anymore because I’ve kept this from him for so long.

But if you think about it, I didn’t really lie—I just didn’t tell him the truth. We never really talked about it, and he never asked me.

I don’t know how to tell my boyfriend that I have a child, a daughter who is six years old.

I’m so confused right now. Should I tell him, even though there’s a risk of losing him? Or should I wait until after the proposal—or even after marriage—when we are already together?

The thing is, the longer you keep a secret, the harder it becomes to reveal. The more you try to cover a lie, the more lies you have to tell, and the crazier it gets.

So, I really don’t know what to do. Please advise me in the comment section!