 And they hit it off immediately. He thought she was funny, smart, really beautiful from the start. Okay, so far, so good. Our connection felt almost instant, and we quickly became inseparable, he recalled. So they began dating. For the first two weeks, he thought everything was wonderful. He and his girlfriend started going on dates, spending weekends, doing things, building what he thought was a meaningful relationship. However, he found out later it was one major problem. His girlfriend never mentioned that she had a child, a six-year-old child.