'I don't believe it will go anywhere from here' Photograph posed by models

The reason I placed the ad is exactly what it says on the tin: I want to have a baby. I'd love to be a father but right now in my life I don't want to commit myself 100% to being a father because I've other business commitments that I'm focused on.

Having a child is something that I've thought about for a long time. I love children. I've a nephew who I think the world of but I can't see myself settling down in the short term. And it's not because I can't find a partner – that's not a problem. I've never had a problem meeting girls, and getting dates. It's more that I don't want the commitment at this point in my life. I guess you could say I have commitment issues. And I'm certainly not using the ad to look for Ms Right.

In terms of how much of a role would I play in the child's life, well, that would depend very much on the mother. In an ideal world, I'd like a mature, caring person who wants a child to love and care for full-time, with the option for me to visit, or not if she didn't want me to. Maybe I could help a married couple who can't have children because of the male in the relationship. I guess I just want to carry on my legacy in a way, by having a child, even though this is the totally wrong way to go about it and is slightly crazy.

To date, I've got two replies. One was from a pretty American girl, Rachel, who is 21 years old. She claims she only ever wanted to be a mum and is coming to Ireland in March. I've had some correspondence with her but have decided she's not the type of person I want to make this deal with, mainly because she has no family or friends in Ireland. I want to find somebody in a better position, with family and friends to help them and someone who is more secure with a place of their own. I also want somebody who is genuine, loving, caring and a woman who wants a baby for the right reasons. Rachel just didn't fit the criteria. The second lady who contacted me was from Nigeria and looking to move to Ireland. She just wanted somebody to take care of her and wasn't suitable. All the other replies were spam and joke replies.

None of my friends or family are aware of the ad. I don't have a very close family. I was raised by a loving mother but I've never had much contact with my father. I've only met him a handful of times since the age of six or seven when my parents split up. He actually wants back in my life now but I'm a very stubborn person and can't forgive and forget how he left my mum with a mortgage, and very much in debt. He refused to make any payments – not a very nice person.

If I met the right person, I believe that I'd go along with it but I'm not too optimistic that I'll find the right woman. When I decided to do this, I thought it was worth a try, so I created the email address, put up the ad and I kind of forgot about it. Then I checked a few days later and saw that I'd got a reply so I updated the ad a couple of times, just in case a genuine person responded. But in my heart of hearts, I don't believe it will go anywhere from here. It's a big ask of someone.

People may think I'm strange after reading this but I'm just an average guy. I'm fun, friendly and very outgoing. I enjoy life, friends, the usual things, football, restaurants and the cinema. Well, I guess I was an average guy until it came to posting an ad looking for someone to have my baby.

In conversation with Claire Ryan