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Katie Holmes Files for Divorce – Part 2

In my last blog, I was talking about Tom Cruise’s many exes. Yesterday, we learned that Katie Holmes will soon join that exclusive club as she filed for divorce. While Cruise was married to Nicole Kidman and dating Penelope Cruz, Holmes was busy dating actor Chris Klein. The two became engaged, but broke up in 2005. That same year, Holmes began dating Cruise. Now, I don’t know how they met, but Star Magazine reported that Cruise’s agent called Holmes publicist for a meeting between the two. How romantic is that? Just pluck your next young wife out of the phone … Continue reading →

The Dating Dilemna

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Eventually you are going to want to date again. When I first got divorced I thought I was ready to date but I quickly found out that neither Hailey or I was ready. So I stopped, it wasn’t hard, I wasn’t having that much fun anyway and dealing with a sullen child after one of my dates made it even less fun. When you step back into the dating world you have to be prepared for the effect it will have on your relationship with your child. This is a very confusing time for kids, they still believe in happily … Continue reading →

Online Dating

For many single mothers online dating seems to be an easy solution to their problems. Their time is extremely limited. They may have a strong desire to get back into the dating game, but finding the time to do so can be difficult when they only have every other weekend to focus on it, causing many to turn to online dating. More and more people are finding their mate on online dating sites. In fact, some statistics say as many as 20% of couples today met online. For a single parent, it’s a much more convenient way of meeting people. … Continue reading →

Divorced Men and Women on Dating

Recently a study of 2000 people was done as part of a promo for the movie” Crazy, Stupid Love” and it was discovered that divorced men are more eager to remarry than divorced women. 47% of divorced men were ready to remarry compared with only 20% of divorced women. Men also seem to jump back into the dating world faster than women with more of them using on line dating services and willing to hire a professional matchmaker to help them find a woman. They didn’t ask any follow up questions so I don’t know why the participants answered the … Continue reading →

Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher to Divorce

Cougars all over the world are stunned – their shining example of what cougarhood can be has come to an end. After rumors swirled that Ashton Kutcher had cheated on wife Demi Moore, the two announced their divorce this week. The pair has almost always turned heads since they began dating in 2003, when Moore was 41-years-old and Kutcher was barely out of diapers. Okay, he was actually 25-years-old. But, Moore’s oldest daughter, Rumer is just 10 years younger than Kutcher. While not many batted an eyelash when Anthony Quinn married a women 48 years younger than him or Sammy … Continue reading →

Dating Single Parents

Dating as a single parent is difficult, there is so much more to consider now so the people you are looking to date are different than the people you would have chosen when you didn’t have children. You want someone who is family oriented, who is going to accept your child as part of the package. Often I see women who are looking for those things but aren’t quite as accepting of men in the same situation. It used to be rare for a man to have sole custody of his children but it is becoming more and more common. … Continue reading →

Dating as a Single-Parent

Within a few weeks of my divorce people were already anxiously waiting to set me up. I desperately wanted to move on with my life, but was still grieving the loss of my marriage. I battled with myself constantly. At first I just wanted to fill the void that was left when my ex walked out. I felt an intense loneliness that I wanted nothing more than to be rid of. My self-esteem was shot and I honestly thought, “Who in the world is going to want me now? I’m divorced and have a three year old. Who in their … Continue reading →

Dating Men With Children or Without?

Dating after divorce is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. I was 39 when Hailey’s father and I got divorced; I hadn’t dated since I was 22. It was hard to put myself out there, to get to know someone after being with my husband for so long. I had forgotten how to flirt, how to meet people, what to say, how to behave on dates. Eventually it came back, just like riding a bike, you never really forget, but it was very different. The biggest thing I noticed was that even before I introduced a man to … Continue reading →

More Celebrity Divorces

A couple of weeks ago, I blogged that it is “It’s a revolving marital door in Hollywood” and this week, the door shut on a few more marriages. The first celebrity split I learned about this week was Laura Dern and Ben Harper. Harper filed for divorce last Friday, stating irreconcilable differences. He also asked for joint custody of the couple’s children, son Ellery Walker, 9, and Jaya, 5. Dern and Harper started dating shortly after her then-boyfriend Billy Bob Thornton married Angelina Jolie while Dern was away shooting a movie. Dern and Harper dated for five years before marrying … Continue reading →

Are Dating Sites A Good Place To Find True Love?

By the time I got divorced, my oldest daughter was in her late teens and my youngest was 10. Although I wasn’t ready to run to the altar any time soon, I did find that I wanted to date, and perhaps find my true “Mr. Right.” Flying solo on yet another Valentin’s Day wasn’t something I looked forward to. Not wanting to leave things in the hands of fate, I signed up on a few respected online dating sites. I didn’t go crazy with the dating thing, and I always tried to be very careful about who I talked to. … Continue reading →