Dating and Single Parents: Challenges Met Along the Way
By Judy Porter
Whether you’re a fifteen-year-old girl who’s out on her first date ever with the boy next door, or a forty-year-old single dad of three kids who’s out on his first date with a friend’s coworker three years after a painful divorce, dating poses a lot of challenges that need to be overcome before it can be exciting, as it is should be. However, the challenges for single p... more >>
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