5 Responses to “Tips for Dating a Single Mom”

1. twinmother05 says:

   July 21, 2009 at 8:14 am

   i think it should be the other way around…advice for single women on dating…i see a lot of mistakes being made in THIS area
2. Brooke says:

   October 29, 2009 at 2:41 pm

   Men need to set boundaries for themselves and the relationship!! DO NOT MEET THE CHILDREN, NO MATTER WHAT MOMMY SAYS, UNTIL YOU ARE NEARLY READY TO PROPOSE.

   The biggest mistake single parents and those dating single parents make is including their dating partners in parenting too early in the relationship.

   This gives a false impression to everyone! Mom gets the false impression that this guy is a great guy for her (even though he may be terrible for her buy great with kids); this gives the guy a false impression (that this girl is great for him even though he just may love the kids and often he/she puts off the breakup as long as possible because of the kids) and MOST IMPORTANTLY kids don’t get breakups….they don’t understand….they long for a mom and a dad and LOVE it when they have that….so when it’s taken away they are heartbroken. I have had several child clients who are so confused about who dad is and have expressed missing several key men in their life because “mom and he broke up so i don’t get to see him anymore” It forces all party’s into a family atmosphere without the commitment of marriage or before mom and date get a chance to truly test out the dating waters to see if they would have a great marriage irregardless.

   I myself dated a man with a child. I set the boundary. But, it wasn’t respected and I showed up for a date one day and child was there. The first question he asked me was, “will you read me a bedtime story” and the second “are you going to spend the night?” Kids want parents. That relationship didn’t work out and I was thankful that was the only encounter with the child—because the kid ROCKED!! But the dad and I would not have made a good team. But I would have stayed involved for too long if the child was a part of our dating–because I love kids! And want to be a mom.

   Many people may get hot about this. But, you asked the question

   It’s important for daters to set those boundaries for themselves just in case they are dating a single parent who does not have these healthy boundaries established for himself/herself and their children.
3. admin says:

   October 30, 2009 at 2:05 am

   Hey, thanks for the comment. Welcome to the site. How did you hear about us?

   -kpaul
4. brooke says:

   January 24, 2010 at 11:23 am

   from Jamie, the admin of the site; I went to high school with her in Tipton
5. admin says:

   January 24, 2010 at 6:10 pm

   Nice. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.

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