Before you get involved with a new partner, as a single mom you wish there were a few things you could tell these potential paramours bluntly, although laying it all on the line might be a bit intimidating! If there were a guide to explaining to your love interests the things that they should know before dating you, a single mom, this one would be it!
We Aren’t Desperate For Your Approval and Attention
Yes, we would like love in our lives and it stinks that the father of our child or other coparent is not the big love we may have hoped for, but we aren’t desperately posting on Craigslist for some guy to save us. Sure, after some of our marriages and relationships have dissolved, we may be lonely and wanting sex and companionship. But that’s anyone who has gone through a big breakup or divorce. At the end of the day, we are self-sufficient and aren’t looking for heroes, but for a partner who can pull his or her own weight.
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Not Your Mama,
Laura
