<human>: I suppose this is mostly asking for any advice or tips...

I recently started dating a girl, as of the start of May. We're very similar, can talk comfortably and easily about anything and everything and definitely enjoy each other's company... also, my first girlfriend or "serious relationship". Everything seems to be going amazingly, besides the one piece of baggage...

She has a 9 month old. I probably would be OK with it if we were older, but she's 19 and I'm 21 and still in school (engineering). For the most part I'm fine, she doesn't push the kid on me at all, but it still kind of weirds me out. I'm sure if I stay with her for a long time I will move into more of a "fatherhood" role but as of now I have no interest in getting much closer to the kid.

Don't get me wrong, I like kids. Personally, I'm too young to worry about that kind of thing though.

So, is this a bad thing I'm getting myself into? Or can it work, given some advice or careful steps?

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<bot>: Can dating a girl when we're both ~20 work? Do I have to assume some level of fatherhood (or at least show interest in her child) from the get-go?