When did you start dating again?

[singlemamalove]

Just wondering when do you think is a good time to start dating again as a single parent?

How old was your child?

Been separated a few years and I'm not interested.

With my crushingly low self-esteem I can't imagine I'd meet anyone worthy of being in my children's lives. Plus I have an obscenely time-consuming hobby and lord knows when I'd find the time.

I have over 30 years experience giving myself an orgasm and have only very rarely failed. I can't be doing with teaching someone else. Again.

Although I do from time to time Google the pics from various dating sites and was pleasantly surprised last week to see Leonardo DiCaprio is looking for a relationship in rural Scotland. So that's nice.

I just dont get it. people are allowed an opinion I would feel the same if it was a man who was the resident parent.

I felt it was important after my failed relationship to give myself time and my kids to just be, figure out life alone and almost find out who you are and enjoy life single before inviting a new man into you and your kids lives.

I thought I’d want someone else quite quick but am actually enjoying life single at the moment. Occasionally it would be nice to have company but I work and have my kids the rest of the time so rarely get a spare weekend or evening to date anyway and wouldn’t leave my kids with a babysitter for dating.

Each to their own though, this works for me for now. But everyone has different needs so if you meet someone amazing 8 weeks after you’ve split then perhaps it was just meant to be

I've just started going on a few online dates, my ex and I separated in January but he is an alcoholic so our relationship broke down a while before. I'm finding it hard to try and show I'm superstrong and confident on these dates at times when actually I really miss the intimacy and I'm generally really soft inside. On the one hand I don't want to bring anyone serious into my kids lives (they are 18m) but on the other hand, I miss that closeness so much. Who knows what the right thing to do is....

yy hairy. My self esteem is shot to pieces, my body is a wreck, early menopause is miserable, DD is challenging and my job is hectic. I can fit in a couple of gym sessions and run a week and that's it. Having someone else to think about would tip me over the edge.
I'm accepting I'm a decade in to single-hood with another decade to go.

Although. I think you should give it a go with Leo .

Echoing the 'when you feel ready' thing here.

Personally, my marriage was over in the June, he moved out in the September and I never wanted to have anything to do with men again!

By the January the evenings were getting cold and lonely so I joined PoF just for virtual company and the ego boost of being told how beautiful I am (!) - never intended to meet up with anyone.

Then I clicked with someone and we've now been together for more than 2 1/2 years. He didn't meet my daughter (12 years old at the time) for a good 6 months and my relationship with him is still very separate from my relationship with her. They get on fine on the occasions they do see each other, but they're different parts of my life and that's what works for us.