Two friends discuss relationships and other mysteries of life.
Posted in dating drama, gender differences, men, parenting, relationships, single parent dating, women on Mar 9th, 2012
#1 Pure laziness.
When it comes to doing things the easy way, men are highly skilled experts. Dating a woman who already has small children is the TV dinner version the American dream. Men don’t want to spend 24 hours simmering a pot roast when Swanson makes a “Hungry-Man” meal that’s ready in minutes. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, single parent dating on Mar 4th, 2012
Mike’s post about the creepy (though apparently attractive) stalker who hit on his friend while she was out to lunch with her grandchild stirred a lot of controversy–as well it should have, since apparently a lot of men think that “no” means “push harder, and maybe put your hands on me.” But yesterday at the grocery [...]
Posted in single parent dating, women on Feb 9th, 2012
When you’ve been married for a long time, a lot changes. Men and women alike talk about being “back out there” and how different the world of single adults is than it was during their first times around. For those of us who follow up the end of those long relationships with years of focus [...]
Posted in dating services, online dating, single parent dating on Sep 12th, 2011
I’ve often heard friends (and strangers in online forums) complain that dating in a small town is almost impossible. That makes sense in the abstract: in a small town, there are fewer people, and you already know more of them. On top of that, I suspect that people in small towns might be more inclined [...]
Posted in dating services, online dating, single parent dating on Aug 6th, 2011
As Mike pointed out, it is true that most of us form relationships with people we come in regular contact with. That’s not just romantic relationships, but friendships and business relationships as well. There are many reasons for this: familiarity breeds comfort; often we’re in the same place as others on a regular basis because [...]
Posted in parenting, single parent dating on Jul 5th, 2011
This year, the fourth of July had new meaning for me as I am just a few months away from celebrating my daughter’s 18th birthday. Every teenager knows that this is the birthday that marks their independence from their parents. While it may be a small step in maturing into adulthood, it’s a [...]
Posted in relationships, single parent dating on Jul 22nd, 2010
In his last post, Mike wrote about people “staying together for the kids”, and how it often doesn’t turn out to be good for the kids or anyone else involved. I agree, but I think his reasoning (though very common) is way off base. This is an issue I’ve had cause to consider in great [...]
Posted in single parent dating on Jul 20th, 2010
I thought that I was happy. Or, at least, I thought I was putting on a good illusion of being happy. Whichever it was, I didn’t want my kids to know that my marriage was draining the life out of me and leaving just a hollow shell. I nearly had myself fooled and [...]
Posted in relationships, single parent dating on Apr 8th, 2010
In her recent post, Tiffany points out that the “friend zone” is a mythical place. Personally, I don’t think that the “friend zone” is a zone at all. I think it’s more of a place in time. It’s a page or even a chapter in our lives where we are simply not open to romantic [...]
Posted in dating drama, relationships, single parent dating on Nov 20th, 2009
No, I’m not talking about the “right place, right time” sort of timing. I’m talking about realistic expectations about the development of a relationship. Mike’s written two posts recently that contained passing references to time frames that twisted my brain into knots. One was his attempt at getting inside a woman’s head [...]
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