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mamastich
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Single mama - beautiful baby - learning to live
Dating ?
mamastich
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Those who date... I'm just starting to make time for the idea of it and I'm really struggling with the pressure. I feel like I'm half finding someone for myself and half for my daughter... That's serious stuff right off the bat. Suggestions from those a little further along? I don't want to waste my with nobodies so online dating seems like a waste. This is so hard!
Ill probably be single forever.
Ill probably be single forever.
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Re: Dating ?
I am probably not the person to be offering advice since I do not plan to marry again, but why the pressure right off the bat? You do not have to find the perfect man and step-dad for your daughter. Just go enjoy dating!
Just don't get pregnant. Because then you'll be a single mom with 2 kids and you'll REALLY have a hard time dating. Not that I'd know anything about that. Nothing at all.
I feel like I'm going to be single forever. I'm not showing yet so guys flirt with me then I feel depressed because once I start showing/have the baby I know I won't even have that. I've had horrible luck dating even when I was childless so I figure it'll be even harder!!!
But you're right. The right guy will come along and there is hope for us women who have had bad luck with douchebag guys. I think we deserve a loving partner more than anyone else!
I honestly did online dating, you can still be up front but they will not always read your entire profile lol. But don't get so serious up front with people. I make it known that I have a daughter but then drop it after that. I want people to get to know me, not momma me. This way I can see what they are really going to be like with me and then decide if they are worth more consideration.
The "nobodies" that you meet on online dating could be a somebody, even if it is just someone to hang out and go to a movie with. If you are struggling with this already, you may not really be ready to start dating.
Finding somebody of your choice could be little difficult, but if you need him to take care of you and your angel then give a try and try all method you could.
I personally won't be wasting time with just fun, but I'm 33 and before the BFP I was trying to find mr. Right. I get your concerns because they are mine too. But I think it's just part of dating as a single parent.