Monthly Archives: January 2018

Single Parents: Dating Tips Everyone Needs to Know As I know well, dating as a single parent can be a taxing, disappointing and frustrating experience. But it doesn’t have to be, if you know how to approach the situation. Before I go further, let me clarify a couple of things: First, there are two types of dating single parents and your classification depends upon your child(ren)’s age(s) If you have adult children, you are what I call a “SPuA”-a single parent, unattached. This by no means implies that you should no longer consider your children in your choice of romantic partners, but they are not as affected as younger children … Continue reading →

The Dr. Laura Contradiction: No Sex, Dating or Marriage for Divorced Parents Until Children Turn 18 Can Children Be Happy when Their Divorced Parents Are Miserable? In Nora Ephron’s movie “This is Your Life,” the boyfriend of guilt ridden divorced mother Dottie attempts to reassure her with what seems like a logical truism: “Kids are happy when their mother is happy.” Dottie disagrees: “You give kids a choice, your mother in the next room on the verge of suicide versus your mother in Hawaii in ecstasy and they choose suicide in the next room.” So who’s right? In Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s worldview, Dottie is correct. Dr. Laura has repeatedly told … Continue reading →

Internet Dating Our generation of computer literate individuals are getting away from meeting individuals from their social scene (church, bars and work) and onto computer dating. The problem with meeting people from these areas is that you already know their history or their family which can be good and bad depending on your opinion. You may encounter family interference if you live close to their family. You may encounter problems at work if you work with them or you may even be subject to being fired from dating a co-worker. Computer dating feels safer and more mysterious which piques our appetites. We have various online services to choose from and … Continue reading →

Dating Your Co-Worker and Other So-called Inappropriate Relationships Most single people who are looking for a serious relationship are limited when it comes to meeting a desirable mate in their immediate inner circle. Following the unwritten rules such as not dating a co-worker further limits your possibilities to finding someone. Dating in the workplace is often discouraged because of the potential problems it could cause to job performance or professionalism if a relationship doesn’t work out. Imagine if you dated someone in your immediate department at work. Things started out great at first but then the bad times got worse and the tumultuous relationship ended in an ugly breakup. Because … Continue reading →