Category Archives: single dads

Divorced Girl Smiling received a heartbreaking e-mail from a newly separated man seeking custody advice. His two young children are having difficulty transitioning from one house to another.  Dear Jackie, Earlier this year my wife of 9 years l...

        I hate when people say, "It could always be worse." Like we should be grateful our horrible situation is what it is and not worse. For example, you get separated because your spouse was cheating and people ...

          This email came from a 42 year-old divorced dad dating who shares custody of his 10 year-old daughter. I thought it was interesting how he categorized his dating challenges according to the ages o...

I thought Father’s Day was the perfect day to respond to this e-mail I received from a single dad, who seems like he’s lacking self-confidence when it comes to dating.   I recently read one of your posts, "Single Dad Dating: "Are My Ki...

      I am a newly separated man heading to divorce as she has been cheating. I have four children whom I love dearly and spend a significant amount of time with. There isn’t a strong market for divorced 43 year old men ...

It's an interesting way to offer divorce support for men, but playwright, John N. Frank is doing it in his new production, "Boys In The Basement." Here is Frank's guest post about his Evanston based play, that he hopes will help both men and women fa...

I’m a divorced dad dating, wondering at what point do I tell my 3 boys? They are 11, 15 and 18.   Telling your kids you are dating isn’t an easy thing to do for any divorced dad or divorced mom. It’s very stressful, due to the uncertaint...

This is a guest post by Terry Gaspard, LICSW, offering divorced dad parenting advice that I think is truly valuable.   7 Ways Divorced Dads Can Stay Connected To Their Kids by Terry Gaspard   Recently, I received this heartfelt mess...

I have written so many articles giving dating advice about older, divorced women who ask the question, “Who is going to want me?” They feel that because they are middle-aged, have baggage, have children, and are possibly financially strapped that...

Jackie, I'm a single dad dating, and I want to know: Why do women look at dating a guy with kids as having an albatross hung around his neck? Are they that superficial?   This is the kind of question that has me thinking, ‘Huh?’ The reason...