Two friends discuss relationships and other mysteries of life.
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 [...]
Posted in relationships, single parent dating on Nov 19th, 2009
As parents we don’t enjoy the same freedoms as single people who don’t have children, We have more to think about than our own feelings when it comes to dating. If you share the excitement of your new date with your children then you will probably end up sharing your misery if things [...]
Posted in gender differences, single parent dating on Nov 10th, 2009
Generally, I think that the challenges parents face are similar, and that most of the differences between mothers and fathers are the result of artificial social constructs. But Mike’s most recent post about dating as a single parent has me thinking about the differences that exist purely by virtue of our gender.
I’ve always had [...]
Posted in single parent dating on Nov 9th, 2009
My daughter had her first date (with a boy who drives) and it got me to thinking about how her view has changed as far as dating is concerned. When she was younger I would hide my dating from her because, in her mind, it would have been a much bigger deal than it actually [...]
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