Hi all just wanted to pick all your excellent brains and life experiences ladies!
I have been a single parent since my boy was 5 months - he is now 9 - I did not think of dating until he was in school since I had him when I was 41 so had had plenty of relationships in the past - I know they are not all they are cracked up to be!
I started to survey the dating scene online for a couple of years but was far from impressed.
I now just leave it to chance. I date say two men a year for about two months then it falls by the wayside owing to their support issues.
To my mind it is almost impossible to find one with support needs no higher than my own - they aren't carrying a child on their own like us - yet they do not appeaer to be coping as well as us. We are stronger than the men out there if you ask me. I refer to single men here. As for the marrieds or the cohabiting ones to my mind their other halves have made them more normal through caretaking etc.
Any thoughts? I despair that I will ever find one who has sufficiently strong coping skills like us!!
If we need to carry one more child I really do not see the point lol.
I am looking forward to your views!
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equinox · 02/04/2014 06:41
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