Are single dads welcome here?

[Niceguy2]

Hi all

Not sure if I'm welcome here or not...after all, the name is mumsnet! Apologies if I'm not....

How do others cope with being a single parent? I've been a single dad for a while now. My kids are great, my job is great. The only problem I have is how do I meet other people????

Night after night I sit here with nothing but the computer to keep me sane! I need to make new friends but how?? I don't have any babysitters, I can rely on a friend occasionally but I don't like to ask for fear of imposing.

Striking up conversations with other women at school are out. They're all in little cliques and assume you're trying to chat them all up! Blokes just don't understand my position.

I've tried the whole Internet dating thing but it would seem a lot of women are put off by a single dad. Most without children don't want the hassle. Those with children......prefer men without kids. It would seem I can't win!

Surely I'm not doomed yet?? I'm only 33, have a good job, two well behaved kids. I'm surrounded by happy couples everywhere I go! Arrgh!!!

exhaust them and a large glass of glug for me!

er wasn't that meant the other way round paddle?

bugger that! large glass of glug ALWAYS for me!

me too[cheers emoticon]

Hi SeriouslyBlonde

Sorry been busy tonight so only just checking this thread now. I clicked on the contact another member link and it says you have chosen not to receive messages. Do we both have to pay a fiver?

Are we allowed to post e-mail addresses on here? I can easily create a new free one so I'm not giving my private one out in the open....just in case there's a bunny boiler lurking!

hi again niceguy!
have been chipping about tonite too doing my usual stuff as well as dipping in and out of here catching up on threads.
i havent looked as yet but will do probably in the morning if that ok with you
dont mind the fiver cost as sounds worth it and there are other MNers would could then contact me which would be great.
and yes would be happy to give you my email address
but don't think that we're meant to on here
and yes thou i know MN-ers are a decent bunch
it wouldnt be wise and would also be frowned upon!!

oh Pan

No, just go into your registration page asbm, and click the box that says 'receive messages from other members' or something like that, then he can CAT you. You don't both have to pay.

Just bear in mind the usual rules...don't meet unless it's in a public place, take an axe, you know...

LOL @ pan!
Should I be buying a hat I wonder..........

LOL see! Everytime I try to make a friend people give it the old nudge nudge wink wink!

Luckily I know its only gentle banter!

ASBM, I'll pay the fiver in a bit and drop you a message with my e-mail address on it. Just promise me you are not a bunny boiler in disguise!

OK, ASBM, just let me know when you've changed your privacy settings and I'll drop you a line.......

oh hi
busy morning!!
i know very sad...
can't men and women be just friends anymore?
but at least its provided some much needed amusement for many eh?
and lets face it niceguy
while theyre talking about us they're leaving some other poor bugger alone lol!!
will go sort this thingy out in a mo
and hey bunnyboiler?me?
isnt it a trannie apparently lol!!
and come to mention it how do i know that you're not a axe murderer....?

OK, its been sent....apparently now it has to be approved by the MN team! Sheesh, its all very cloak & dagger!

Oh and I can't be an axe murderer because axe's are too big to carry in public......

ooh how very exciting...can't wait lol!!
wheres it coming to?
my private email a/c?
oh and dont forget my name...thou have dispensed with the shaggy perm now...

not if you shove it up the back of your jumper with the head between your shoulder blade laying flat... of course you need a bra to hook it onto...

(KC ponders if she may be the only MN'er with a genuine axe)

sssh!trade secrets lol!!
and please don't tell him my RL name is Alex either

Ha ha, thats a good question...I don't know how you know if you have a message. I sent it via the "Contact the Poster" button but don't see anything on this site to read private messages.

Does anyone else know?

well guess we'll just have to wait and see then
i'll know if its in my inbox i expect
and you'll find out ifwhen you get a reply..

A CAT gets sent to the email address that you have got set in your Mumsnet profile pages or that you registered with when you joined MN.

It can take several hours or even a day to come thru.

"gentle banter.." yeah ok. It's just that a few of us have opened up a betting book on another thread.........

yes Pan

I take it you don't have the message yet then ASBM?

well as paddle says it apparently takes several hours
so i guess patience is the key here lol!!