dating with kids
Supermodel is still threatening to steal Bridget Moynahan's baby.
Gisele Bündchen gave an interview to a Brazilian TV program this week in which she talked about the baby she's expecting with her husband, Patriots QB Tom Brady, saying, "I am crazy about children," and "Because of this relationship, what is most important to me is the family. Now I am creating my other family."
Of course, we're excited about this surely ravishing spawn like we've been about no other celebrity fetus since, well, Shiloh. Or Suri. Or that gorgeous creature Halle Berry and her man produced. Whatever. But with every interview she gives, Gisele just keeps … Read More
Sleeping together, sleeping over and sleeping alone.
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Do your heads have to hit the pillow in unison? [Dear Sugar]
Is it okay for single parents to have sleepovers? [Yahoo Shine]
Could it be that - given the situation is safe and the kids never know - that having a partner over for some private time behind closed bedroom doors could be an expression of self-care and maybe even happy and healthy?
Too tired for love? [Sirens Magazine]
To get to that point, single women need to get out of the office—or get off the couch—and devote time … Read More
The Bachelor and other TV shows bring the single parent dating experience to the masses.
For all of its ridiculous moments*, last night's episode of The Bachelor made us realize one thing: the single parent experience is growing increasingly mainstream. Jason, the bachelor and single dad in question, has 10 remaining women on the show; two of them are single mothers, and all of them are crazy for his divorced self.
The latest US census showed single parent homes have held steady at around 9 percent of all households for the past fifteen years. Meanwhile, the increase in popularity of online dating and the prevalance of divorce have made dating with … Read More
If you think starting over after a bad breakup is tough, you should try heading out into the dating jungle as a single mom. Thankfully, The LoveFeed is here with info on a new dating site just for single moms. Check out http://www.singlemummy.com to find your perfect match!
Single parents need love too.
Imagine getting back into the dating scene, ready to find someone special, only to dread dropping the K-bomb? Single parents have built-in baggage, not that children should be seen as such (I know, I have one), but the self-imposed kind that comes with telling a date that you've got someone waiting for you at home. And not the furry kind of someone.
I'm sure a good 80% of people react just fine to hearing their date has kids. But the impending doom of broaching the subject is enough to keep single parents from even making it to that point in … Read More
Is he the one? Dating deal breakers you shouldn't ignore.
Not long ago, I met a very attractive single mother of two at a dinner party in Sag Harbor, New York. We were seated next to each other—a "soft" setup—and by dessert, we were punctuating our stories with little touches: her hand on my forearm, mine on hers. Good signs. Read: Blind Dates For Beginners
Then the first of her two children, a boy of about ten, descended from an upstairs TV room. In each hand he clutched an action figure. This in itself was not disconcerting. It was the way he slammed the action figures into each other, … Read More