Single Dads, how to meet people or manage a relationship???? ( Archived) (25)

When you find out how to go about meeting people,or managing a relationship let me know. I have an 18 year old son,and I find it difficult as well.

Dude, good luck. All I can say is you are one hell of a man to do what you are doing. Best wishes. Maybe try Church, at least they have a nursery so you can socialize.

I guess I was luckier than I thought, that I've never encountered anyone that had an issue with my having children.

With the staggering divorce rate, I'll guess the majority of singles have children. That being said, reallot your time to more "kid" activities. PTA, little league sports, play groups, parenting classes, field trips...piles of single parents there.

In the meantime, look at your single status with fresh eyes. Think of it as vacation/alone time with your kids while they're little. Lord knows they'll be gone before you know it.

what a wonderful person you are...any woman whould be lucky to find such a caring man

It's posts like this that keep me coming back to CS,,,Yes, I want to meet someone, but this type of encouragemente really helps.

good to see ya back in here...

hard to keep up with all the lame crap in here..

how's it going?

Do you really want to know?

course I do...I asked.

last I remember, you were facing court and asking about laywers...

McDonald's Playland seems to be a hotbed of activity. You need to be outgoing though for this to work though.

Church is good. Usually there is an abundance of single mothers looking for support from the Lord and the 'new single guy' can quickly become the talk of the "Women's Bible Study Circle." However, I shy away from dating where I like to kneel. It's a lot like dating someone from work; if it doesn't work out, it can cause some seriously uncomfortable moments.

I also commend you for what you are doing! It is one thing to raise you OWN child, you get EXTRA credit for raising your ex's child.

I was in your shoes not long ago, wishing to meet someone and not knowing how I would go about it in the situation I was in. Im a single mom of THREE teenaged daughters. Seems a lot of men see that statement alone and run away fast! I am not one seeking financial assistance for my daughters. Thay are well behaved girls and I really have no unusual difficulties with them. (behavior-wise).

Anyway, back to the point at hand. you need to put yourself OUT there. Go to all the social events you can, attend church services if you can, (they often have functions that bring people of similar backgrounds together) and just make yourself available in as many scenarios as possible.

Im still alone but Ive met a wonderful man (met him online actually through a mutual friend). We are becoming a success story, but we are only at the 'once upon a time" stage so the rest of the book is yet to be written. It is a start though! GOOD LUCK to you and I hope that things quickly start turning around for you.

Also, remember, for you to be the best dad you can be, you need to have YOU time...dont devote all of your time to the children...make sure they are nurtured and taken care of ..but at the same time..nurture and take care of YOU also!