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The Whole Package: What to Expect the Second Time Around

Divorced and ready to date? First of all, have you given it enough time? Before you venture back out into the dating world you must make sure that you are ready emotionally. You cannot just break up one month with your former partner and go right on back out there. That is rebound love and it spells nothing but trouble. You have to give yourself enough time to think things through and maybe even go through some counseling if necessary. You have to figure out what went wrong the first time and how you can avoid the same mistakes again. … Continue reading →

Being the Date I’d Like to Have

I toyed around with how to name this article and decided this is the best I could come up with—the topic is deciding as a single parent that instead of waiting for someone else to come along and be that perfect “movie” date, we decide to be that for ourselves and others. Maybe by making our lives the way we dream, we will attract those people and adventures that we crave… There are certain things that I would absolutely LOVE to have happen in my life—dream dates, adventures, conversations, etc. I think we all have those little scripts playing out … Continue reading →

Dating—Now or Later?

Recently, I have talked to a few single parents who are on the “date later” plan—they have had such horrendous experiences in trying to carve out a dating social life and parent that they have decided to put the dating off and focus on parenting. One says that she is not even going to consider dating until her two children are grown and out of the house—fifteen years from now! I think there are so many factors that can come into a parent’s decision to postpone dating—personal history, age and temperament of the children, other things going on in one’s … Continue reading →

It is Okay to Introduce New People Slowly

I should probably admit up front that I learned this lesson the hard way—as single parents, it is perfectly alright if we want and need to take our time before introducing new friends and/or dates to our children. Often, we might feel pressure from either side—our kids want to “check out” this person we might be seeing or getting to know and our new friend wants to “check out” what our children are like. As the parent, though, we do get to choose and while I’ve heard different opinions on this—for me, slow is better. I want to be clear … Continue reading →

What Does Spelling Have to Do with Dating?

My daughter says I am a language snob and I have to get over myself. This is one of my hang-ups when I am trying to do the instant messaging with my daughters—I just cannot get on board with all the abbreviations and acronyms and all that modern written lingo. I expect full sentences and capitalization otherwise I am just working too hard to figure out what is being said. My daughter is of the theory that this is really holding me back in my hipness. Not to mention, I am finding with the whole online and internet social networking, … Continue reading →