having a child?

Had an interesting talk with mum last night. I was telling her that I have been feeling lonely, even in my relationships, and she suggested that I can have a child. She thinks I can raise my child by living with a woman in the same house, but still sleeping with men when I need to. This woman, the mother of the child, could be one of my friends who agrees on this arrangement. Something like the Madonna-Everett movie, The next best thing. In the movie they have the child, start living in the same house, having their separate lives etc. untill Madonna falls in love with a guy and decides to go with him to another city, with the child. Well this sort of failure is possible, as well as other unexpected situations. I reckon, that is the risk to take. I remebered my conversation with Aretha, she has no will to find a husband, but she started to plan having a baby. I get along well with her, we used to do the boxing classes together, she s like my mate, she likes rock climbing, trekking, camping, gay dance parties, surfing and skiing. She travelled all her life until she finally chose to settle in Sydney. She looked for love on all continents. Now she has been planning to have a baby without having a partner, so she moved to Northern beaches, leased her own place, bought new furniture and so on. What if I find someone like Aretha and suggest that we have a baby and live together? Sounds crazy to me but then I think about being a father, and giving my love and finding love in return...I feel like this soothes my soul.