He Keeps It All Inside. She Doesn’t Edit a Single Thought.

Another Chance for You to Solve Someone Else’s Problem When I asked about your most vexing marital problems, a reader emailed me this. I’ve edited very little, even though the reader seemingly brings up several issues. My wife is a hyper-communicator.  She communicates everything all of the time.  When she goes shopping, she calls me [...]

How Do Single Parents Date?

In the dating forums, EAM_at_44 wants to know: “I am 44, divorced almost 2 years, a working mom of 3. I started dating a few months ago using an online service to meet men because otherwise I don’t know when I would have the time to meet new people. I have gone out with 4 [...]

Being Single Quotes

When you need a pick me up in terms of being single, oftentimes someone who has been there before and navigated the course can offer sage advice and wise counsel. These being single quotes come from a variety of sources, and are intended to be used as inspiration. “I’m dating a woman now who, evidently, [...]

Single Men: How To Be MANLY

Hi, guys! Looking around the web dating scene, particularly internationally, I notice that some of you tend to have some problems with this whole being-one-of-the-guys thing. No, it’s not your fault! We’ve had a couple of generations of declining marriage (more single parents, fewer dad role models), “political correctness” (and the people who mis-apply it), [...]

Being a Sappy Single During the Holidays

It’s during the holidays that, when single, I become a huge sap. Even if I’m happy not being in a relationship, I still find I long for a partnership during the holidays. Readers of this blog already know I’m a romantic at heart, even if recent studies are showing more and more people are favoring [...]

He Doesn’t Want Kids But I’m A Single Parent Dating Question

Ashley asks: “My boyfriend told me he never wanted kids. It wasn’t very surprising when he told me that his ex wife stopped taking birth control pills so she could get pregnant. It also wasn’t surprising when he told me that he signed all of his parental rights for his own child away and got [...]

The Perks of Dating a Single Parent

There’s a lot of information on the ‘net about how/when/if to date a single parent, and just as much content focuses on how to get back into the dating game after divorce, kids, or both. But who actually talks about the perks of dating single moms and dads? So here is my personal list of [...]

Do I Get a Fathers Day Gift for the Single Dad I’m Dating?

It’s a simple question, and yet the answer can be a challenge depending on the status of your relationship. Are you dating the father of your own children, are you living with a single dad, or have you just recently met a single father and started dating him? First off, receiving a Fathers Day gift [...]

Being Single During the Holidays

While many articles and how-to posts focus on how to cope with being single during the holidays, few discuss what there is to celebrate and embrace. The most obvious is the ability to kiss whomever you’d like under the mistletoe, but what about: Being able to take a holiday wherever and whenever you want (i.e. [...]

Can You Predict Being Single?

I receive a weekly newsletter from a Vedic astrologer by the name of Carol Allen. Vedic astrology, for those that aren’t familiar, is an astrology system from India that is similar in some ways to Western astrology (houses, transits, etc.) but differs greatly in its interpretation and setup. Allen specializes in astrological love relationships, so [...]

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