My parents don’t want me to date

“Valentine’s Day was awful,” a young single mom of a toddler told us yesterday. “I’ve been a single mom since conception. My daughter is the love of my life. So, why do I still want more?”
“I feel guilty because I want someone else in my life,” she adds. “There’s been no intimacy in my life [...]

Are long distance relationships the ideal?

We’ve been closely following the long-distance relationships of a handful of single parent bloggers — and gushing all the way!
For example, there’s T, who blogs often about dating her guy long distance. We love how she keeps it positive when it comes to balancing it all: two kids, an ex, a full-time job… and her [...]

What’s TMI for Valentine’s Day?

For some of us, Valentine’s Day practically gives us permission to be all lovey-dovey in public. We get sugary and sentimental — and we go on and on about our personal date plans.
For others, however, this is just TOO much. You don’t relish listening to your friends and co-workers as they share their most intimate [...]

What if your kids don’t like him?

Some of you have told us that you started dating again during the holiday season — and we’re thrilled for you!
One divorced mom, however, needs some feedback about her recent romantic complication. Maybe you can relate?
She met this great guy during blind date a few months ago, and now they’re seeing each other exclusively.
“I’ve read [...]

Are sight unseen romances for real?

A single dad who prefers not to be identified has written us with a romantic quandary that got our attention.
This guy told us that he “met” a woman online a couple of months ago and they’ve been having “Internet romance.” Yes, reading between the lines, this really means that:
They live on opposite coasts and have [...]

Should you invite Mr. Possible?

If you’ve ever felt lonely at the holidays, we hope you’ll read this one.
“I am so tired of spending the holidays alone,” began an email from a single mom reader. “I’m always in overdrive from Halloween to New Years — and not much of it is fun.”
She went on, however, to say that she [...]

My mom judges me

“My mom is driving me crazy,” a single mom in her late 20s recently wrote to us.
We wonder if this sounds familiar to any of you:
This woman became a single mom three years ago, after she caught her husband having an affair. Today, she has a son who’s thriving in kindergarten and a full-time [...]

My ex is dating a convicted murderer. Say what?

We took a deep breath when read this email yesterday from a single mom who wrote to us in shock:

“This morning my daughter and I were chatting about Daddy’s latest girl friend. This new girlfriend has two girls who attend the same school as my daughter. Apparently they ‘hooked up’ at Back to School night. [...]

My kid still wants to sleep in my bed. Help!

“I just wanted to thank you for your blog because single parenting can be so isolating,”  began a chatty email we received from a single mom who lives in Australia. (Wow!).

So, this mom is grappling with a familiar parenting dilemma: her preschool-aged daughter still wants to sleep in her bed.
And this single mom [...]

Booty call with a control freak?

We received an email recently from a single woman — who has never been married and has no kids –  about a married guy she’s involved with from work.
“Here’s how it started,” she says. “I work with a guy who told me when we’d first met that his wife has cheated on him a few [...]

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