Tag Archives: Dating
Love Stinks

Love Stinks

Well, I may be a bit jaded and cynical myself, but when it hits my kids, I feel awful. My son has his first “real” girlfriend and things are going well (apparently) and then out of the blue, two days after their second prom–the dreaded text message (yes, you read that right) “I think we [...]

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When A Relationship Gets Serious

Over the years, many people have asked about how to approach that whole “sleeping together” thing when a relationship gets serious between adults.  It is a tricky question but here’s a good tip. First off, I do not advocate sleepovers for adults until the relationship is “serious”.  Little kids can become too attracted too fast [...]

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Dating, Kids, and Introductions

As a single parent, when do you introduce your kids to a new “significant other”? I have read all the theories about children becoming too attached too fast to a new boy or girlfriend, but does that change with age? Does it make a difference if you have 100% custody? My basic rule is no [...]

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