Comments on: How to date the childless.

By: The dating front

The dating front — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:44:03 +0000

[...] still can’t even imagine what it must be like to be childless and dating someone with a child. Some of the men, upon hearing my screaming little one in the [...]

By: The Best of Ms. Single Mama

The Best of Ms. Single Mama — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:35:19 +0000

[...] How to Date the Childless [...]

By: A fairy tale ending?

A fairy tale ending? — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:58:40 +0000

[...] leave. The kids were protesting, of course, and in what would have been an awkward moment for any childless man – we both just scooped up our screaming toddlers and walked out [...]

By: Fall at your own risk. « Ms. Single Mama

Fall at your own risk. « Ms. Single Mama — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:30:17 +0000

[...] my single mamas, men can definitely fall in love with us – just like they would fall for a single, childless woman. The reality on the other end is different, but that’s another story for another [...]

By: mssinglemama

mssinglemama — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:32:36 +0000

Okay, Jon B. I am officially in love with you. Now go marry that girl!!!!

By: jonb

jonb — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:23:11 +0000

I musy say kids have a way of making you realize how selfish you used to be and how selfish most people in the world are.

By: modernsinglemomma

modernsinglemomma — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:20:23 +0000

this is so good! And there ARE guys out there who are naturally more open-and even excited- about the fact that you are a mom. Kids to them are not baggage, but icing!
Like what my friend’s G.U.. said to her in a recent email:

“What scares me is that it does not scare me. [Name of child here] does not scare me either. I’m going to have to restrain myself here and not go on about how much I love being around kids…”

By: mssinglemama

mssinglemama — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:19:26 +0000

Love, love, love these thoughts!!! What an awesome discussion.

So – the conlusion = single parents get it.

Now if we could just find each other in the flesh. So funny! Because we’re all stuck at home parenting and can’t meet. I have to arrange a big single parent party in my city.

Has anyone ever done that?

By: QTMama

QTMama — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:02:33 +0000

One thing I have noticed about dating a single dad is that they just … GET IT. Where as the childless men don’t. I had one man tell me that my “availability sucks” and another that told me that my face lights up when I speak of my daughter. I think, it just depends on the man.

I heart JonB.

By: osolomama

osolomama — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:19:01 +0000

I think your advice is terrific. I also think that the child-bound (sorry for that negative term but I couldn’t think of another at this point in the evening) dating the child-free is more challenging than parents dating each other.