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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You started online dating right after the divorce??

Wow.... I was still making my kids feelings a priority & the absolute LAST thing I was thinking about immediately after my divorce was online dating.

You do you though. [/quote]

Way to project. Guess what? I can walk and chew gum. I can also date someone and simultaneously care a whole heck of a lot about my kids. Even love them to bits. Once again, I was not asking for opinions on my relationship, so please feel free to scroll on by. [/quote]

As a divorced mom of 2, I want to know how you do it?  When to you physically find the time to date?  ExH has the kids 1 night a week and 1 weekend overnight.  Except both kids have so many after school/weekend activities, that all people that can drive are needed to drive.  We have to divide and conquer for transportation logistics.

3 days a week both kids are out until 8pm.  On the weekends, both kids have games and inevitably there are playdates that conflict with bday parties.  By 8pm on Sat night, I am exhausted.  And since we do it all again on Sunday morning starting at 8, all I want to do is go to bed.  I don't know how to find time to date without making my kids give up something and that's not fair to them.  So where do you find the time to date?[/quote]

My ex and I have a 2-2-3 schedule which works out very well for us.

Mon - Mom
Tues - Mom

Wed -Dad
Thurs - Dad

Fri -Mom
Sat -Mom
Sun - Mom

Mon - Dad
Tues - Dad

Wed - Mom
Thurs - Mom

Fri - Dad
Sat - Dad
Sun  Dad

Works out well for us as we each have every other weekend to go away for long romantic weekends with our new partners.

Of course our new partners are around Mon-Fri during our weeknight time with the kids, too. For example, this week so far I had the kids Mon & Tues. In the mornings my boyfriend knows that I'm stressed and rushing to get the kids out the door to daycare/school so my boyfriend (we live together)helps me out by waking up at 6am to make the kids breakfast each morning while I shower on the days that I have them.

Generally speaking if you share custody 50/50 with your ex it's much easier to date.[/quote]

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