He wants babies... but we've just met!

I’m 33 and I’ve been seeing a great new guy, a 37-year-old banker, for six weeks. Last night he took me out to dinner and said he’d like to have kids, really soon. And if I wasn’t ready, he would have to move on. Yikes! This is a real role reversal for me. I’d love to start thinking about having a few rug rats – but I’ve only just met him. Am I right to feel freaked out?! Eggalicious

RC has been hearing of this phenomenon lately – men whose biological clocks are ticking time-bombs. They coo at pregnant bellies, feel clucky at the park and already have the name of their first born son picked out. These chaps are usually in their mid to late 30s and are settled in their work and home life. They’ve had sex-fuelled flings with Hooters waitresses, gone on that trip of a lifetime to Kathmandu and are starting to wonder just how many boy toys a man can buy. What they really want is a few kids to call their own and a pregnant belly to accessorise the woman of their dreams.

First of all, it’s okay to feel freaked out. This is the time you two should be working your way through the karma sutra, and occasionally coming up for air to drink French champagne and eat sushi from each other belly-buttons. You don’t want to have to contemplate childbirth and parenting classes, maternity undies and a total alcohol ban just yet! But, along with the freak out, you should also be very flattered. Don't assume it's about your possibly child-bearing hips - rather, your man is on the hunt for a baby mama and after six weeks, is so smitten with you, he's considering you his prime candidate. He's seeing you as the sort who could house and raise his off-spring for the long term. No small thing.

My advice. Tell him you want kids too, but you need some getting- to-know-you time. I’m guessing six months should be the minimum to know if you want to share a person’s DNA. Then remind him that a kid is for life, not just for Christmas. And while you’re ready to re-produce, you need some time to meet his family and friends and suss out whether his swimmers are worthy of your womb. Most of all, rejoice that you’ve found someone keen to start a family. But enjoy taking your time deciding if this guy is Dad material.

Love, reality chick