Dad's House

Single Parent Dating
& Parenting Teens


Online Dating Expectations

Posted on September 29th, 2008 | 46 comments

The single mom who dreamed about me, found my blog, and has been chatting with me ever since admits that she is nervous about meeting me in real life. (She’ll be in the Bay Area next week.) She’s never done the online dating thing. She doesn’t know what to expect.
That makes her the opposite of [...]

Craigslist Dating – Watch Out for Spam

Posted on September 9th, 2008 | 13 comments

Ah, Craigslist. That online Mecca of all things bartered and traded – tickets, bikes, furniture, jobs, apartment leases. And don’t forget dates.
Unlike traditional online dating sites like match.com or eHarmony, where you pimp yourself out through a descriptive profile, craigslist personals tend to be focused more on experiences. Who wants to grab coffee this morning? [...]

Where’s the Romance?

Posted on August 18th, 2008 | 25 comments

A reader recently asked, with so many booty call and one-night-stand posts on my blog, do I truly want to be in a relationship? Others have asked the same question, and so I’ve chosen to respond in this post.
First of all – I actually don’t write about booty all that often. Take a look [...]

Rebound Sex Coffee Date

Posted on July 28th, 2008 | 28 comments

Before we even met for coffee, 34 year-old SoCal Divorced Hottie let me know that she wasn’t ready for a serious relationship. She was merely dipping her toe in the dating pool, looking for something low key.
She was new to online dating and had exchanged emails with only a handful of men. Most of them [...]

Dating Tips for 40-Something Men

Posted on July 15th, 2008 | 33 comments

David Mott is on vacation this week, and guest bloggers have the keys to Dad’s House. The party continues today as Lance from HoneyAndLance.com hangs out at the pool and offers dating advice for 40-something men… (btw – if that brunette is still in the Dad’s House pool when I get home, she can stay [...]

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 [...]