Except this isn’t about what’s best for the kid or being a good dad. Don’t even pretend to go there.
It’s about ego.
If it was strictly about “what’s best for the kid”, in the advent of you separating it would be best if the child had the same last name as the parent who was the primary caregiver. Your argument over the last name completely falls apart.
They just need to communicate, but They're kids, this is why you don't get married at that age
Abort and break up. Imagine 20 years of this.
How would your wife feel if she read this “platonic” conversation?
Except this isn’t about what’s best for the kid or being a good dad. Don’t even pretend to go there.
It’s about ego.
If it was strictly about “what’s best for the kid”, in the advent of you separating it would be best if the child had the same last name as the parent who was the primary caregiver. Your argument over the last name completely falls apart.