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Breaking Up Just Before Things are Perfect

Posted on December 1st, 2009 | 27 comments

Imagine you’re a single parent, dating someone you’re sure is the love of your life. But just when things are about to become perfect – your soul-mate breaks up with you.
Know the feeling? I certainly do. No, this isn’t a pity party. I’m thinking back years ago to my first girlfriend, post-divorce. I was reminded [...]

Single Dad Dating – Where’s the Line of Women?

Posted on November 30th, 2009 | 16 comments

I recently attended a broadcast performance of the opera Turandot. When I blogged about the evening, a married mom asked: And you don’t have the ladies lined up at the door? What’s up with that?
I had to laugh. As a single dad dating, I hear lines like that from married women all the time. I [...]

A Decade of Divorced Dating!

Posted on November 6th, 2009 | 19 comments

My marriage ended ten years ago.
That’s a decade of post-divorce dating experience under my belt!
What was dating like ten years ago?
And what’s it like now?
Today, Dad’s House is guest posting over at The Real World: Venus vs. Mars. Ride a love rocket on over for a look at:
A Decade of Dating, How Things Have Changed
Then [...]

Drunk Texting Marriage Proposal

Posted on November 5th, 2009 | 30 comments

I go on a lot of bad dates. At least those are the ones I tend to blog about. Sill, proof does exist that not all of my first dates suck. A woman I recently went on two dates with texted me at 2am.
She texted: Sleelunb???
I texted: Huh? What’s up?
She texted: I’m drunk!!!
Gotta love a [...]

From Sizzle to Fizzle Before the Second Date

Posted on November 3rd, 2009 | 24 comments

I had a rockin’ date this past summer. I saw a woman in a wine bar, tried to chat her up, failed miserably – but then got her number a week later from a friend of hers who it turns out I knew. Apparently, he did some serious wingman post-op triage and talked me up [...]

Blind Date – Ugh

Posted on October 26th, 2009 | 29 comments

I’ve been on some bad blind dates in my day – women who fudged their age by 10 years, trimmed their weight by 50 pounds, turned out wanting a sexy arrangement (yeah, that kind of sexy arrangement.) But none prepared me for one I endured at Starbucks this past weekend. Trust me, I’ve never downed [...]

Single Parent Dating Takes Patience

Posted on October 8th, 2009 | 19 comments

For privacy reasons, I tend not to blog about relationships I’m actively involved in. As such, Dad’s House readers get a skewed view of my single parent dating life. I blog about hookups gone awry, lovers texting goodbye, funny sexy stories, and date-stacking flakes who bail before the first date.
My single parent love life isn’t [...]