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Dating Single Parents Tips
By Claudette Chenevert on Oct 27, 2009 | In Stepfamilies, Relationships | Send feedback »
Today, my husband sent me a forward of an article he saw online. It was sort of funny considering that recently, I hosted a teleseminar with a friend of mine Heidi Bernstein on Dating as a single parent. Heidi's expertize on divorce and dating helped people understand what they needed to do in order to be successful.
I, on the other hand brought the perspective of what merging two families is all about, the do's and don'ts of dating as a single parent.
-For one, don't start dating and bringing your date home if you've been single within a couple of months.
-Be truthful about your ins and outs with your kids. They will notice something is going on and they will become suspicious. Trust is a very fragile connection between two people. Don't break it.
-Have a vision about the kind of relationship you want and the kind of partner you are looking for. Often we are looking without really knowing what we want in life and sometimes, it's just underneath our noses.
I am sure that as stepparents, we can see some of the things that you wished you had know before getting into a relationship. I'm not saying that you wouldn't have married the person, but I bet you that you would have asked a lot more questions and clarified a lot more about your life together.
Well, just a little something I felt like sharing today.
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