Do any of you have good banter with single fathers online anywhere?

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I've been a LP for just over a year and although I'm not dating-fit yet, I wouldn't mind a bit of harmless banter. I love mumsnetters natch, but some harmless witty banter with the opposite sex of an evening would be welcome. Any recommendations? if they were LPs too all the better...

we all cower hide in dadsnet and get let out to roam the boards every third Sunday.

Careful how you manage that - you'll be swamped...you'd need to have a very good radar/filter for nutters...

Just assume we're all nutters and you'll be fine.

Seriously though I don't think MN is really the place to pick up men or women. There is jokey banter sometimes that goes on out in chat and AIBU between men and women, and it can at times be very funny.

There are I believe dating websites for single parents, can't be hard to track them down with google.

Try kids no object as I believe its one of the better ones out there. Good luck

parentsalready.com (you will be lucky to find anyone in your area if you leave out of London, but the banter is good and... nice, a rarity in other sites apparently...)

Oh god no, that sounds like a total slimefest to me. 'Banter' always seems to be an excuse for sleaze

...or even live!

Does it? It has not happened to me, but I suppose that has to do a lot with how you present yourself (from the photo to the topics you choose)

Pedigree - parents already is closed apparently. Due to the retirement of its owners. I just went for a nosey purely out of curiosity you understand....

Well, I have not been there for years, but it was lovely place when I stumped upon it. I still have friends I met in there, even after all these years.

Thanks everyone. I don't really want to go on a dating site because I don't want to meet up with people. You're right about sleaze I suspect...maybe what I'm after doesn't actually exist!

Decree.. it does exist. If you conduct yourself with respect, you don't go into "sleaze"

I think a lot of people are quick to judge internet dating but to be fair, there are not many other places where you can meet people once you are past your early thirties. ie. I like professional people able to keep intelligent conversations. I don't get to meet people like this at work (ok we are all professionals, but there are no single men) and I'm not keen in the club scene or think my match would be either. I don't really think prince charming is going to suddenly materialise while I am doing the shopping. So, it takes some sifting but I have found good friends online which I could have not meet otherwise, as being a single mum I don't have much time on my own (or many single friends willing and able to go out with me when I do have the time).

There is nothing wrong with having a bit of a conversation with the opposite sex, you are divorced woman not a dead one.

That's encouraging thank you. I shall sift, I have nothing to lose in trying...