Hi Moms...where Do You Go to Meet People These Days?

I've seen a lot of Dining Out groups along with dating groups through www.meetup.com. She may want to try out that site. They also have a lot of groups catered towards special interests (scuba diving, dining,etc.)

As one of the few men here, thought I'd chime in. ANYWHERE! Men are easy. So, she should go do something that SHE enjoys, so that they'll have that in common, or go where men are doing something that she'd like to get into. Most men love sports. I'd avoid bars. Really, I'd suggest an online dating service or place a personal ad, that way you can customize it to say who you are and what you want. The last ad I placed when I was 26 got 30 responses, went on several nice dates, and dated a girl for 3 years after that. I met my wife through friends out (at a bar LOL) watching the Chicago Bulls basketball. Have you tried speed dating? 60 dates in 60 seconds, that is real popular right now. Bowling, library, grocery store, baseball game, maybe join a film or book club. Good luck. The important thing is to just be yourself, and be happy, and guys should notice and flock to you.

Peace,
Richard

Hi Friend,

If she is up to it, she needs to go to Match.com. Only she should be looking for men who are interested in doing fun things with her. My best guy friend needed new female friendships when he was transferred to New York (his job supplied the new guy friendships). He said he was looking for a whitewater rafter, biker, and outdoor lover to share adventures with. He wanted a female companion. He met several women, which was great, and one of them was really fun and special. He ended up marrying her eight years later. For eight years, they traveled and shared great times and now they are sharing marriage. He is still friends with one of the origial Match.com ladies.

He was lonely and his job really kept him from having a traditional relationship. Match.com was able to connect him to a lot of different women that fit into his interests and lifestyle.

if you find out anything could you forward it to me! i'm a single mom and 46 years old, been divorced for 5 years and do home day care for a living.

My opinion is that the best thing to do is NOT focus on "where can I meet a man" but focus on nurturing and bettering YOURSELF. This means getting time away from her child and doing the kinds of things she loves or have always wanted to do. This may be things like joining a sports league, attending painting classes, volunteering community service time, joining an interesting organization, etc. The idea is to work on your own personal growth, expand your horizons, lift your own life a little... and a nice result is that it puts you in a position to meet someone with whom you have something in common!

Aside from that, I have to say that I also agree with online dating. I used to be very skeptical about this, but I have seen good results in others' lives. My brother met his girlfriend this way through Yahoo after his divorce. He looked for single women in his area, then started sifting through them till he met someone he connected with. They chatted online for awhile, then met for dinner. They have been together now for six years!

My daughter spans both of these suggestions. She met her boyfriend online, though not through a dating site, but through a hobby site. She wasn't looking for love, she was just doing what she enjoyed, and there he was, sharing her interests. They began to chat, and spent a lot of time IMing and talking by phone to get to know each other very well before meeting face to face for the first time. They are in love and talking about marriage!

P.

I met my husband online. I dated several men I met online through dating services (yahoo, primarily) and none of them ever worked out. In fact, the breakup with the last one was so devastating to me and my 4 yr old daughter that I joined an online breakup and divorce support group... where I met a wonderful newly divorced man who shared my interests/hobbies, etc.
We married this past February and have been extrememly happy together. I would suggest she join online groups that fit her interests, not just dating sites. And if she's happy not dating, don't push her... some of us are more skittish to get back into the dating scene after having a child than others. It's a bit risky and scary, and hard to find a sitter sometimes... it really takes a lot of energy that is sometimes hard to find! Just my 2c!
-Amanda

Although I have never done it everyone I know who is single is using some sort of online dating service (match.com, eharmony, etc)...from young women 22 years of age to 40 year olds. I have one friend who is getting married to a man she met through their services.

Good luck!

Hi--The best way to meet singles now is internet dating! Tell your friend to try www.match.com, also eharmony.com. I have 2 friends who got married thr/ interent dating...She can earch for 30 something's w/ or w/o kids, and by zip code....I actually met my husband thr/ 3 minute dating. There are a few out there--Tell your friend to check our www.fastdater.com, and also a singles network called www.ChicagoShakers.com. Do not know where she lives--They have a lot of city events. Good luck!

match.com my girlfriend met a really nice guy on there!! The Leg Room is a nice loungy type place vs club. The library, starbucks, tell her to volunteer for something she's interested in. Church? craigslist.org

Well, I could come up with a few ideas, church for one. Maybe by joining in activites in her area like some type of adult sports...softball, volleyball or joining a gym. Outdoor events like summerfests, Octoberfest, etc. I happen to run recreational pool and dart leagues and if she has no aversion to bars then these are fun ways to meet people. Local pool rooms almost all have pool leagues and a lot of bars have both. I don't know how old her child is but I meet single fathers when I take my child to the park or to any kind of play place for kids. The key to getting her to meet single men is just to get her out of the house as much as possible!
Good luck to her and you! It's very nice of you to look after her like this! Hope I've been some help!

L.
To check out the leagues I run (they are probably not in your area but to give you an idea):
http://lotsofcrazystuff.com/

I am not sure but if you get some responses please let me know as well.

Church !!
almost all big churches have groups of singles that meet and do things together.