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Single Parents are Missing Out on Intimacy

Posted on June 11th, 2008 | 59 comments

As a single dad going it solo (half-time custody) for eight years now, I’ve learned to lead a fulfilling, satisfying life without a partner. But… if you’re a single parent like me and a lot of the bloggers I read, you’re probably missing out on intimacy, sex, adult love.
MsSingleMama recently asked the question, Who Needs [...]

Who Needs Protection? It’s Only a One Night Stand

Posted on June 4th, 2008 | 44 comments

While promoting Mary Pols’s new book, Accidentally on Purpose, SingleMomSeeking’s Rachel Sarah recently blogged about the event that led to Mary’s child:
Then, there’s this one-night stand with an adorable but jobless guy ten years her junior — and, oops, they didn’t use a condom.
Oops? Excuse me, but I think that qualifies for more than an [...]

How to Date Four Women at Once

Posted on April 29th, 2008 | 19 comments

I already know what you’re thinking. How on earth can I write about dating four people at once when most single parents can’t find the time to date one person? I’m here to tell you, the roadblock isn’t time, it’s desire.
Easy for me to say, seeing as I’m dating zero women at the moment. But [...]

Ways to End Relationships (And Live to Tell…)

Posted on April 23rd, 2008 | 20 comments

When my girlfriend and I broke up last November I figured it was over for good. I’d been around the block enough times to know that rebounding with an ex was a bad idea. Still, when she texted me for booty in early March, I didn’t say no. And so began a rekindling that never [...]

On Any Given Sunday I’d Be Cycling – So Why Am I Sick?

Posted on April 13th, 2008 | 4 comments

The Bay Area is getting a taste of summer this weekend, and yesterday’s sunny hot day was ready-made for a buddy and I to go wine tasting in the Santa Cruz Mountains. (He’s one of the good guys, not a sleazy married wingman type.) I was feeling great from a 25-mile bike ride that morning, [...]

There’s an Order to a Single Parent’s Relationship Universe

Posted on April 7th, 2008 | 14 comments

I’m in a relationship with my ex-wife and also with my two kids. Don’t worry, I don’t live on an FLDS compound in Texas or have some twisted perversion. I don’t mean that kind of relationship. I just figured when Honey & Lance held a contest and asked, What defines a successful relationship? And what [...]

Bringing Up the Bottom of Alltop

Posted on April 3rd, 2008 | 12 comments

Dad’s House was recently selected to be part of Alltop – a website that collects stories from “all the top sites” on the internet. It’s the brainchild of Will Mayall, Kathryn Henkens, and Guy Kawasaki, the noted Apple evangelist from back in the day. (I was at Xerox around that same time.) Single mom bloggers [...]