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Single Parent Dating
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Calling All Matchmakers

Posted on June 25th, 2008 | 3 comments

First, some news:
Dad’s House posts are now available as FULL feeds
(rather than summary), through Feedburner. This will no doubt delight multitudes of people who read blogs from feed readers and email programs rather than visiting this blog. The content is the same, but pushed to you rather than pulled by you. I sound nerdy. I [...]

Kids Are on Vacation, and I’m a Lone Wolf

Posted on June 23rd, 2008 | 26 comments

My kids left on vacation Friday with their mom, and I’ll be a lone wolf for three weeks. Full-time parents might cheer that break. But if you’re a single parent sharing custody, like me, chances are you’d rather have the kids around. Time spent with children is precious; they grow up quick.
Their mom and I [...]

Great First Dates and Horror Stories – CONTEST WINNER

Posted on June 10th, 2008 | 16 comments

The Dad’s House I ROCKED THE HOUSE: First Date Tips and Horror Stories Contest has come to a close. Eighteen self-selecting bloggers submitted entries for a chance to win the $25 Amazon eCard First Prize and $20 eCard Second Prize.
There can only be one true champ (scroll to the bottom for that result). But in [...]

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 [...]

Supermarket Dating – Cure for the Common Online Date

Posted on June 3rd, 2008 | 17 comments

Suffering from a common online date? Symptoms include:
• Coffee date drudgery – you meet (ignoring all other available singles in the café because this person’s online checkboxes matched yours), and you go through your standard Q&A bull session like it’s a job interview because you haven’t learned how to pump up your [...]

How to Start Dating a Single Dad

Posted on May 7th, 2008 | 21 comments

Dear David
I met a guy this past weekend for drinks at a wine bar and we had a great time. There were definitely sparks, and I’d like to see him again. How do I let him know I’m interested? I already sent an email thanking him for the evening. Should I call him? btw – [...]

An Online Dating Success Story

Posted on April 22nd, 2008 | 7 comments

Who says online dating doesn’t work? I admit, I was one of the nay-sayers. In eight years of divorce, I tried some of the most popular online dating sites – match.com, yahoo personals, eharmony, chemistry.com, salon.com, nerve.com, everything but matchmaking by DNA. The experience left me jilted. I became wary of online dating expert advice [...]