Place for Separated Husband to Meet Similar Dads?

[Anonymous]

My spouse and I are in the process of separating/divorcing. We have two young kids. It is all very amicable. The issue is I have no divorced friends and would like to start making friends with some other dads who have gone through or are going through this experience. I'd be willing to go to a support group, but haven't found any in the area. Also, I don't really need intensive support as I just am looking to expand my friend network and think doing so with some divorced dads (who have similar experiences, available time because they don't have kids all the time, etc.) would be nice. Going to random events (Meetups, etc.) open to everyone and just hoping to run into divorced dads I gel with just seems like a crapshoot and not the most effective strategy. I'm 41. I live in the Silver Spring, MD area but am happy to go into DC. I'd also be okay meeting divorced moms who are just looking for friends (so a co-ed group/event would be fine), but that strikes me as a bit trickier to find (are there even co-ed things for divorced/separated folks who just are looking for some good conversation and connection that aren't just dating events)? My soon-to-be-ex wife has found having divorced friends invaluable. Any help is appreciated!!

[Anonymous]

Grindr.

[Anonymous]

Neither looking for that nor LGBTQ. But thanks for bumping up the post with the response

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't worry too much about category of friends, just pursue activities you enjoy and the rest will follow. A divorced friend took up hiking and now has a nice group of friends with that common interest.

[Anonymous]

Maybe a church or synagogue group?

[Anonymous]

Sounds like a mental health death spiral group

[Anonymous]

They don't have any time for such groups. They are all busy trying to impress the new 10-years-younger girlfriend who doesn't make the demands the wife did but will end up ferrying the kids to early morning soccer practice and making dinner nevertheless.

[Anonymous]

Recent divorced female here who is 40. Join a Divorce Care group. They are co-Ed and typically meet in person. I just signed up and it’s been helpful.

[Anonymous]

My recommendation for a group of men doing something explicit in a circle was not appreciated

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Recent divorced female here who is 40. Join a Divorce Care group. They are co-Ed and typically meet in person. I just signed up and it’s been helpful.

This just sounds like it would be a revolving door of hook up opportunities.

[Anonymous]

There are single sex meet ups for people divorcing. I'd suggest that, OP. I found it a good source of info, support and social outings when I was getting divorced. Also, some churches have groups for people divorcing to fill the same needs, you could search in your area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My recommendation for a group of men doing something explicit in a circle was not appreciated

I snickered.

[Anonymous]

My recommendation for a group of men doing something explicit in a circle was not appreciated.

I snickered.

Ah, one of the many reasons to love DCUM. The milk of human kindness (especially for men) is dry as a bone here.

The OP is going through a divorce and only wants help finding friends who are going through the same thing. However, these two posters above offer stupid and insensitive comments and then pat themselves on the back for doing so.

This is made even worse by the fact that if the OP was a woman, and someone used her post to make a lewd "joke," the board would have lit up.

[Anonymous]

Woman here, I agree with above comment.

A lot of bitter angry hateful women on this site.

[Anonymous]

How does one find a "Divorce Care" Group as one person suggested? I've googled, looked on Facebook, etc. and only seem to find religious-affiliated ones. Thanks for all the sincere responses.