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Single Parent Dating
& Parenting Teens


Is the Dating Pool Really That Small?

Posted on February 27th, 2008 | 9 comments

I was drinking sangria at the bar of Cascal, a local tapas restaurant, when an attractive woman and her date sat down beside me. It took a moment to catch her eye, at which point I couldn’t help but flash a wry smile. No, I wasn’t hitting on her, trying to flirt when her date [...]

Internet dating – sadly, I’m a bit of an expert

Posted on February 15th, 2008 | 20 comments

In eight years of divorce, I’ve browsed thousands of profiles and met hundreds of women through various dating sites like match.com, salon.com, chemistry.com, eHarmony, and craigslist, making me a bit of an internet dating expert. First dates covered a range of activities, including meeting for coffee, cocktails, hiking, cycling, dinner, museums, and even the occasional [...]