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by Maryann Kelly on Sun, 05/09/2010 - 5:00pm
Dating is fun and good for you, but the cost can be significant, especially if you factor in the price of childcare.
Dating after divorce should be something you look forward to and enjoy. In my case, because I had small children and was embarrassed by how quickly my marriage failed I wasn't ready to date again until three years after my divorce. In fact, my friends had to drag me back to the dating pool kicking and screaming. One even sat me down at a coffee shop and wrote my bio for online dating site Match.com. Even so, it took me another six months to post good pictures and start dating.
Once I was online, I was highly discerning, deleting anyone overly suggestive, outside my geographic area, or not in my age range. In short, you need strong boundaries in this arena. I never met anyone until I was able to verify some major piece of information about them -- their last name, place of employment and the like. When I did go out, the first meeting was always just for coffee, and I told a friend where I'd be.
Here are some of the financial costs of dating:
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