Relationships after single parenthood

[Chorea]

I guess I wanted to know, for any of you who have been single parents and then formed a happy long-term relationship with someone after separating from your child/children's parent:

1. How did you meet your partner?
2. What were their green or red flags?
3. How long did you wait to introduce them to your children?

You see so much negative talk about blended families, so I guess I wanted to see the other side

My children were 7, 8 & 10, I’d been fully alone for three years, we met via a joint interest…it was a year plus before the children met him. We’ve been together 16 years now and had a further two children together. The green flag was that my DH was respectful and behaved consistently as a truly decent and caring person. He still is. My older daughter has even formally taken his surname when she became an adult, which he says is the biggest compliment he’s ever had.