Stories of single parent, happy ever after (after divorce) who are now step families please...

[Bubblesandcake]

I had lots of happy stories of people meeting on internet dating sites on another thread.
I was wondering (to give me hope) if you could share your happy stories of meeting someone whilst being a single parent. How you met and also share how things turned out?
I had an awful experience growing up with a step parent. My last relationship (after divorce), he couldn't accept my dd's.
Are there good guys out there who will love my dd's? Their dad is a bit of a nob, it would be nice for them to have a good male role model one day.

Not one post....Haha this gives me so much hope....

I was a single parent when I met my DH on the internet. There has been some ups and downs with my DD and my DH and being a step mum isn't easy! But I would say we are happy.

Head over to the single parents section? I'm a single mum and I think the most important thing is to be a good role model.

I don't have an answer but I'm also interested in other people's stories about this.

I was a lone parent when I got together with DH. He was an old school friend though. He doesn't have any children of his own (yet).

He loves DS1 like his own and he's always really, really gutted when something comes up which reminds us he's not his legal parent. Even DS1 (who is now 9) has the measure of things - he has wondered why his father is even counted/considered as his dad when he hasn't seen him for 7 years or even sent so much as one text message within that time asking how he is!

DH is a really nice and genuine man, so supportive, kind (he put his hand down the toilet the other day to rescue an adventuring grasshopper FFS!) I couldn't wish for somebody better. We are expecting our first baby together in a few weeks and I can't believe how different it is from when I was with my ex. I just feel like we are a team. I feel backed up and supported.

I don't know if I could have done it without MN actually. I had to entirely rewrite my expectations of men and relationships and of what one could be and that is quite hard to do, especially when your experience tells you that men are crap and relationships are hard. And I think I got a bit lucky as well - but rewriting your script and expectations is key IMO/E.

My brother has just got engaged to a previously single mum. Her ex was abusive. Kids are now teenagers but think he's great. They're all incredibly happy and think they probably always will be. They say they've finally got the family they always dreamed of.

I don't know if I count as the single parent you might mean. I brought up my DCs alone. They grew up and left home. Much later I met someone who was also a single parent and whose children were grown up and left home. We are happy together. Unfortunately my DC did not take it well (babysitter had other things to do). His DC have been very pleasant. We wont be having any more children which is a shame but so be it

I was a single parent to three children and went on a date with a man I met online (but who I had known vaguely from school). He has two children of his own. We took things slow, but now live together and it is fantastic. It does help that all of our children get on and that my man is the loveliest man ever and that we fell in love quite quickly with no game playing etc
You never know what's round the corner!

I was 22 when ex left me with ds who had just turned 1 for OW, he told me no one would want me when I had a kid.I focused on myself socialise with friends and spent time with ds but didn’t met my DH until a good year later after the split. We been together 8 years married for 4 and had another two dc. I didn’t think I would ever have a family unit again but being with dh I realised I’m glad he left.

I went to school with my dh and reconnected.