Dating
By crlconnors
@crlconnors (90)
United States
August 12, 2011 7:53pm CST
I just turned 38, I am a single mom of a 14 year old girl, who despertly wants her mom to start dating. It has been along time since I have been in a relationship, geez I havnt' even dated. I want to start dating but I don't know where to start. Any suggestions from any mylotters, I am open and willing to try anything just as long as its whithin reason.
2 responses
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
13 Aug 11
welcome to the wonderful world of mylot. me adn my wife have this friend who is 40 and she has 4 children. her eldest is 20 and the youngest is 15. they also wanted their mom to go dating. now that they are all older they know the importance of going out and having fun har har har. our friend is not yet emotional ready but we said its just dating you dont need to stress yourself. we started on inviting her out on groups with asking a single guy to come with us. a friend of a friend. for we kno it would be awkward for her to go on a date alone, for the first time after all these years. so from then she had manage herself, gained the confidence and now has set a few dates on going alone than together with bunch of friends. goodluck with you and hope this helps.
@crlconnors (90)
• United States
13 Aug 11
I guess the whole group thing would work, the problem is I do not know much people where I live. I have a few friends and I know they have friends, so maybe I should stop being shy and just ask if they know of anyone that is single. I just don't want to sound desperate.
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
14 Aug 11
of course you dont have to look and sound desperate. you might or will attract the wrong guys. but i guess going out with friends might attract you single guys too you dont need to ask someone will sure know that you are single if you are with a groups of doubles. so dont worry everything we fall in its place all you need to do is make the first step... go out with friends. again goodluck
@GemmaR (8517)
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13 Aug 11
First of all, well done on having the courage to try out dating again. It's really hard, especially with older children, to get your head into the right place to start dating. I think that the best thing that you could do would be to go out with your friends a lot and ask them to invite any single men that they know. Not as a date, but get to know them as people first and maybe become friends with them. You shouldn't try to force yourself on dates; when it's supposed to happen, it will, whether you plan for it or not.
@crlconnors (90)
• United States
13 Aug 11
Thank you, I guess I have to start somewhere, I really do not want to spend the rest of my life alone, we all deserve to be loved. The whole going out with friends thing would work, except I do not have alot of friends where I live. I just recently relocated and its hard to find true friends. I do have a few, and yeah i can always ask if they know of any single men. I do not want to act desperate and I want to let things just happen, because from experience its when i did not expect it that I would meet someone.