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Pets and Dating

Did you see that movie — Must Love Dogs? A lot of pet parents get concerned when they enter the dating scene: will my special someone accept my pets? Will my pets like the person I’m dating? Winning over your special someone’s pets may or may not be easy — but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try. I’m a “love me, love my pets” sort of person. If my dogs Moose and Lally aren’t appealing or at least tolerable, you’re going to have to find someone else to date. There’s no chance I’m going to abandon my dogs (who’ve been … Continue reading →

Single Parenting: When Your Kids Do Not Like the New Person in Your Life

If you are dating again after being single for several years expect some repercussions from your kids. This problem is not as significant if they are younger than if they are older, but could still happen. There are a number of reactions that you may face when you tell your child that you are seeing someone. They could react with jealousy and/or dislike toward you, the person that you are seeing, or the both of you. They may refuse to meet them, or misbehave intentionally when they are around. As you probably are well aware, this will most likely be … Continue reading →

Dating when You Both Have Kids–Part One

I have written a few articles about dating as a single parent–skewed toward maneuvering the dating scene when you are the only one with kids. I thought, in the interest of fairness, and because divorce is so common, we should talk a bit about the complications and realities of dating another single parent. Since this CAN be such a complicated subject, it will probably take us a while to really explore it! There are some real pluses to dating another single parent–first and foremost, this person “gets it” and understands many of the realities of dating with children that those … Continue reading →