Have y’all assumed the step parent role on a serious level before? How did it affect you? What happened to the bond with the kids when/if you guys broke up?

I have! I was young af tho, like 19.
The girl was cool but I found that I love kids so much, the bond was creating the illusion that I liked their mother more than I did. I had on rose colored lenses fr bc I loved being around them. They were 2 and 4. Still got pictures.