I’m pregnant, it’s complicated

Wow, we’ve had a string of emails this week from new readers (thank you!!) and we bumped this one to the top of the pile. This woman could use your advice ASAP.
Here’s what’s going on:
She and her co-worker have been dating for the past year and they’ve kept their romance hush-hush  in the office. [...]

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 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 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 [...]

Is it okay to fool around if your kids are home?

Rachel at Single Mom Seeking recently wrote about taking her first vacation in a couple of years: she went to Hawaii with her boyfriend and daughter.
And here’s the truth: I chuckled when I read about her sleeping arrangements dilemma.
Rachel and I have had countless conversations about how all kids change as they get older — [...]

Are you dating a “separated” guy?

We’ve written before about dating someone who’s not yet divorced. Both of us know the perils of falling for a guy who is still attached to his ex.
Have you ever been on a great date with someone and heard that dreaded phrase? “I’m separated.” We understand this let down.
We also know this can be very [...]

Advice for a second date?

When we first read about Janet’s first-ever Match.com date at Daily Momsense, we weren’t the only ones who were excited.
Minus the frizzy hair (Janet, you are too cute!), the date went very smoothly. We’ve just found out that Janet is going out on a second date with this guy tomorrow (Friday)!
So, we’re just in time [...]

Sex and dating, anyone? Mother’s Day giveaways!

Renowned dating coach, Rachel Greenwald, has now applied her Harvard MBA business savvy to the dating world.
Can you imagine how much fun she had conducting in-depth interviews with 1,000 men, asking them why they hadn’t called back after a date? Haven’t you always wanted to know the truth about why he never called again?
We [...]

How do I tell my kid that I’m dating?

You might have heard at Single Mom Seeking that I’ve met a new guy.
We haven’t even reached the two-month mark yet — so I’m really glad that I’ve kept my romantic life separate from my parenting life.
But if all continues to go well — and it’s going really well! — I do eventually want my [...]

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