I have three little kids and getting an au pair soon to live with me and help take care of the kids. This is a good option for other single parents that need live in help, it's a similar price to one child in daycare. Just wanted to share this resource.
Also single dads can get au pairs too :)
Hello! I (f) have only taken an Uber a handful of times. I tip, sometimes I chit chat with the driver and say thank you afterwards.
Is talking going to give me a low rating? I was at the wrong pick up location once when the Uber picked me up from the airport. How do I get a higher rating?
33F, newly divorced, husband left me. As someone who has a body count of one, I won't date a man that says body count doesn't matter (I see it a lot on Reddit, that body count doesn't matter). He has to personally value my sexual history and sexual discipline. Saying body count doesn't matter is a man that doesn't value me.
33F, divorced after husband left me last summer. I'm stepping my foot back in the dating pool, singles events, OLD, going out. Was entertaining the idea of also filling out free matchmaker applications to widen my dating pool. I have a body count of one, ex husband, would it be okay to share that with a matchmaker who is trying to set men up? Or no? I'd assume men might wanna know this kinda stuff, especially if they're paying lots of money for match making and want specific criterias.
(Background: I'm a SAHM with a 5, 3, 2 year old, husband walked out on me and us and attorneys decided it would be more affordable if he paid me to stay at home with the kids temporarily rather then enroll all 3 in daycare, also hard to find daycare for 3)
I have a newer friend I've made over the last few months but I notice recently she keeps making passive aggressive comments to me and I'm debating on whether letting this friendship go or not.
I have some grace for one passive aggressive comment but multiple times in a row I feel like I'm done.
We were in a pageant competition recently and I made a comment about how a lot of these girls had really wealthy backgrounds (hence they had crazy expensive gowns, able to afford all kinds of coaches for this). And she made a rude comment saying why are you so obsessed with money? In a snarky way, I've also made comments in the past joking how I was going to marry for money next time (husband cheated and left me).
We were watching another group of girls compete and I mentioned one of the girls on the stage was first runner up at a big pageant. And she made this passive aggressive comment about how she's so busy working and running a household and she doesn't have time to follow these people on social media (implying she has a life and I don't) and I clarified that I had talked to that girl that morning and she personally told me that. I felt like it was a passive jab for being at home with three kids. She has a remote job and her 2 kids are in school
She also made another comment kinda making fun of me how I don't get out much (don't drink that much, only on occasion, she drinks a good amount)
These little jabs are getting on my nerves, they're rude and I just feel like I'm done. I don't like being the brunt of jokes. Thoughts?
I have a newer friend I've made over the last few months but I notice recently she keeps making passive aggressive comments to me and I'm debating on whether letting this friendship go or not.
I have some grace for one passive aggressive comment but multiple times in a row I feel like I'm done.
We were in a pageant competition recently and I made a comment about how a lot of these girls had really wealthy backgrounds (hence they had crazy expensive gowns, able to afford all kinds of coaches for this). And she made a rude comment saying why are you so obsessed with money? In a snarky way, I've also made comments in the past joking how I was going to marry for money next time (husband cheated and left me).
We were watching another group of girls compete and I mentioned one of the girls on the stage was first runner up at a big pageant. And she made this passive aggressive comment about how she's so busy working and running a household and she doesn't have time to follow these people on social media (implying she has a life and I don't) and I clarified that I had talked to that girl that morning and she personally told me that.
She also made another comment kinda making fun of me how I don't get out much (don't drink that much, only on occasion, she drinks a good amount)
These little jabs are getting on my nerves, they're rude and I just feel like I'm done. I don't like being the brunt of jokes. Thoughts?
I just did a pageant this weekend and didn't do well
My posture was terrible, for the record I'm in great shape. 5'7, 128 pounds. I have a 2 year old that wants to be held all the time, she's so heavy and I hold her all day and lump forward trying to hold her.
Does working on posture feel more natural over time? When I try to put myself in good posture it hurts and feels unnatural but everyone is noticing my poor posture
Im (33f) back on the dating scene after previous husband was unfaithful and left. What are opinions on clothing dress when you are a single Christian woman?
As a married/taken woman you don't want to attract attention of other men, but single women are actively trying to find a man and attract them.
I wear baggy clothes, but I feel like I need to wear more form fitting clothes now. Is there anything wrong with that?
The reality is appearance really matters to men. You even see it in the Bible. Naomi told Ruth to wear a nice dress when trying to get Boaz's attention and Esther went through a series of beauty treatments to get the kings attention.
I'm (33f) back on the dating scene after previous husband was unfaithful and left. What are opinions on clothing dress when you are a single Christian woman?
As a married/taken woman you don't want to attract attention of other men, but single women are actively trying to find a man and attract them.
I wear baggy clothes, but I feel like I need to wear more form fitting clothes now. Is there anything wrong with that?
The reality is appearance really matters to men. You even see it in the Bible. Naomi told Ruth to wear a nice dress when trying to get Boaz's attention and Esther went through a series of beauty treatments to get the kings attention.
I (33f) recently divorced after husband cheated and left me. He was my only sexual partner. I feel like other women look down on me because I don't do random hook ups and I'm more conservative about sex.
One of my girlfriends my age will sleep with random guys she meets at bars. I'm a single mom and some of the other single moms I meet have FWB people, like to go out and party.
I'd love to get married again, I didn't choose to divorce. Just frustrated because I feel judged by other women for being more conservative about sex. Are men less judgy about this stuff? Will they think negatively of me? I see all these struggles with RJ and I'm hopeful that they will have less concerns about this with me.
Obviously only a few women I've noticed are like this, not all. Just don't like running into it
Hello! I have been working on my private practice and it's been kinda slow with getting paperwork from attorney. What are all the legal consents needed? He's a business attorney but idk how aware he is of healthcare business=\
So it's a telehealth consent, financial and HIPAA?
Do you need an attorney for this?
I (33f) was briefly on OLD for like 1 month before I deleted it because I didn't like the dating set up. There was one guy I had in my matches that I had for weeks but nothing came of it but we were still matched when I deleted it. He had his Instagram handle in his OLD profile. Would it be weird if I slid into his DMs?
I (33 f) have three kids, my ex husband walked out on me last summer, he had been cheating on me with tons of women and had a main mistress he was using his paternity leave on instead of being with the family. He had been plotting to walk out on me with a divorce attorney while I was pregnant with our third child all behind my back.
We are officially divorced and I'm starting to date again, how soon do I disclose to men my divorce reason? I know trauma dumping is discouraged but as a Christian I'd only want to date a divorced Christian man only if he had been through a biblical divorce. I would also wanna know the situation on why someone was a single father as well right away
I (33 F) have three kids, my now ex husband walked out on me and was cheating with tons of women.
Due to trauma of all of this I only feel comfortable dating single dads that have specifically been in my situation (being either cheated on, or were left/the other person initiated this). It's too triggering to date men that walked out or triggered a divorce against their spouse (unless they were cheated on).
I also won't get involved with men that don't have at least 50/50
I'm divorced because my husband walked out on the family, he was cheating on me like crazy when we were married, he was having sex with women while I was pregnant, when I had a new baby, pretending not to be married on business trips and had a main mistress prior to walking out on us. He recently told me I needed to decrease communication about issues with our three children because he was seeing another woman.
Ive talked to other women who's former husbands have abandoned the family to chase after other women.
Single parents have the stigma that we are single parents because we did something sinful. But some of us single parents did nothing wrong in this situation. A lot of the Bible verses that people quote to support adoption were actually originally written about single parents. To be a complete orphan where both parents walked away or were unable to raise them is rare, situations where one parent stayed and one left are more common
Isaiah 1:17: "Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.”
Deuteronomy 10:17: "He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing.”
Okay, so I guess us women need to do the approaching now. What pick up lines can I use on them? Is telling them they're cute too direct?
I'm 33 F, newly divorced. How do I get men to approach me in the wild? I don't like the dating apps because I feel like it's hard to tell if I'd like someone by looking at their page, it seems like the men that have the best photography get the most likes.
My girlfriend is the same age as me and wears very form fitted clothes and gets approached constantly. I'm 5'7, 130 pounds (size 4), athletic, but usually wear loose clothes..should I be wearing more fitted clothes or would that send the wrong message?
Edit: I greatly appreciate all the messages I've received in my inbox, I just can't get around to all of them :( also appreciate trying to approach
With Trump stating that nurses are nonprofessionals which limits the amount of student loans that can be taken out, is this gonna decrease the number of people enrolling in NP school?
My kids are 5, 3 and 1. I've been a SAHM since my oldest was born, did some on and off very part time work from home since he was born. My ex husband walked out on me over the summer. We decided it would be best if I stayed at home and he pay me alimony until my second child goes to kindergarten (due to childcare costs of multiple children and wait-list times).
I just feel like a prisoner in my own home and a prisoner to my own kids. I have no life of my own, my whole world revolves around these three little kids, I have little time to get one on one adult interactions. It's just me and these three kids. So hard getting these three kids out the door. People say I'm "lucky" being a SAHM or "privileged" but I'm so sad, depressed this is my whole life
I(33f) recently divorced after my husband walked out on me last summer, he was cheating on me with tons of women including when I was pregnant and had a new baby. Our kids are 5, 3 and 1.
I am completely depleted caring for three young children, it's taken so much out of me. I just can't handle more children to help take care of, that's why I prefer men with teenage children/adult children or childfree. I just can't imagine after 3 kids blending a family and actively caring for a total of 4, 5 maybe even 6 kids.
Is this terribly hypocritical? I didn't want this situation. I also don't fault single dads who might feel the same way I do. My one girlfriend doesn't want kids and told me I'll have an amazing blended family one day, I don't think some people understand just because I have kids doesn't mean I can physically handle even more kids.