Dating as a Single Parent

Posted by
Michelle Carchrae
Mar 8, 2008

Sometimes what you need to be a good parent is not more time with your child, but time away to recharge your batteries as an adult. For single parents who carry the workload of parenting by themselves, time for adult fun is especially important, but hard to come by.

My single parent friends say that there is always the tiresome question of trying to determine when the best time to drop the "mommy bomb" is - when you've just met someone, or after you've gotten to know each other a little. If you want to avoid that problem altogether, the people at singleparentlovelife.com have set up a website devoted to single parents looking for romantic relationships. If you're a single parent, or a single without kids who is open to a relationship with someone who does, you're welcome to meet people here.

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Jul 11, 2009 10:09 PM

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Just for the record...the whole thing about when to "drop the mommy bomb" seems a little bizarre to me. I don't understand why people think of it in such a negative context. I honestly believe that if people were more enthusiastic about their single parenthood status when meeting potential dates...open and talking about it confidently and positively, most potential partners wouldn't even think it was an issue. I talk about my 4 year old with adoration and pride with everyone...I've never viewed him as a "relationship obstacle" and I've never had anyone shy away from asking me out because of him. He rocks and if someone doesn't want to date me because of him...who cares ?!

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