Parents w/o partners
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| Mon, 03-26-2007 - 3:15pm |
Hi Everyone! I've been lurking here for a while and figured it was time to join in. My divorce date is next week, April 4th (YAY!!). I'm so frustrated with the dating scene right now. I've been on match.com since last July, and I've met a lot of nice guys...just nothing special. I also joined eharmony, perfectmatch, and american singles...still NOTHING!! I'm starting to think something is wrong with me here...or maybe my expectations are way to high. I want a man with a little bit of an edge that won't let me walk all over him, but a man that treats me respectfully, cares about my feelings, wants to settle down some day and isn't just looking for sex. I didn't think that was too much to ask for, but it seems incredibly hard to find. How many frogs do I have to kiss before prince charming appears?!
Ok, enough self-pity...I just heard about this group called Parents without Partners. Any of you members or heard of it? They offer a lot of support for single parents, educational lectures on single parenting and a lot of fun activities for parents and their children. I'm thinking of joining and was just wondering what you ladies thought...any input would be appreciated!

While I have never been involved with PWOP, I have heard good things about it. I think if you go with the intention of making new friends and having a social outlet you will do great. But if you want something better than OLD you might be disappointed.
I just read an article in our local paper that said the single rate for women is now over half - 51% - that means that more women are now single than married. Marriage rates have declined by 30% over the past decade as well.
It is not easy to find a mate. In our world today we all have such busy lives and such preferences and interests. So it is not you or them - just the way it is. It just takes time. But in the mean time if you are doing a lot of fun stuff you will be happier single and you will be more picky. Getting out more also means meeting more of the right people and maybe MrRight himself.
Good luck. Don't be frustrated or think bad on yourself- there are lots of us that way.
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Holy potato, could I have written this! I truly believe you'll find it, but you have to deal with the guys who aren't "it" first. This prepares you for the one that is. I kissed a whole lotta frogs, so many that I was sure I was turning into one. The trick is to not give up. Don't get bitter, don't get cynical, and think of every "blah" or bad or boring date as a learning experience. I went into dates, especially the first few, with the mindset that for the next two hours (or however long it lasted) I would enjoy myself. And I did. I had fun, but it wasn't ever just the right guy. Eventually, it will be though, and you'll be able to recognize that because of all the wrong ones you met.
As far as the parents without partners, I don't personally know anything about them, but anything that gives you a fun opportunity to meet people who have something in common with you is good. You might not ever meet a man there, but you will be able to bond with other parents, and probably do fun things in the process.
I think sometimes when we start doing OLD we get so caught up in the little lives behind our moniters and screen that we forget there's a great big world out there waiting to be explored. Joining a group like this will help break you out of that shell while giving you a "safe" zone to go exploring in. I say, DO IT!!
Moody, all about exploration
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