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How To Deal With Falling In Love With Your Friend

By: Rodrigo Rehn

Have you been friends with someone for awhile and suddenly you find yourself attracted to them? Many people believe that a man and a woman cannot be friends with one another and that eventually they will end up connecting physically.

You may have found that your friend has all of the qualities in a partner that you have been looking for and now you don't know what to do with those feelings. It can be awkward when you realize that you have feelings for someone that has always been "just a friend". Where do you go from here?

The first thing you need to do is decide if you are going to share your feelings with your friend. While many say that a man and a woman cannot just be friends, your friend may be able to see you like this. You need to determine if you are willing to risk your friendship to possibly have a romantic relationship. Unless you are certain that your friend feels the same way, you run the risk of making them uncomfortable.

Not only do you have to worry about how your friend will feel when you tell them how you feel, you also have to worry about whether or not you want to risk the friendship for a chance at a relationship. If you pursue a relationship and it doesn't work out, you may not just be losing a romantic interest, you may be losing a friend, is that worth it?

If you decide to go for it, you may find that changing from being just friends to being romantic partners is interesting. Generally we share a lot more of our baggage with friends than we would ever share with someone we were dating. You have to be comfortable with the fact that your friend has seen the best and the worst of you, and vice versa, and you may have to work hard not to hold these things against one another or use it when you are angry or hurt.

Dating a friend can be a really good thing because the comfort level is already there. It will be a different experience dating someone that you already know so well, but it could also be a lot of fun. Just take it as it comes and always remember to take care of your friend who is now your romantic interest, you liked them before you started dating so you owe it to them to take who they are and their needs into consideration. If you do this, even if things don't work out, you will have a better chance of having a friendship after your romantic relationship.

Advice For Single Parents Dating

By: Francis K Githinji

Single parents look for people they can be compatible with. They too need someone that loves them. However, their having children provides them with a tricky situation. Thanks to technology now single parents can hook up easily with other single parents or any other single person who is looking to find a companion. Now the only problem comes in for single parents if they had not yet prepared their children. Once you decide you want to go back to single parents dating to find the right person, you should tell your children about it. Discuss with them and explain why you want to get into a relationship.

Single parents dating should make a decision regarding wether they want their date to meet with their children. You should listen to your inner voice. if it is saying you should not let them meet, you shouldn't. Some people you meet through the net could not be having good intentions and they could end up hurting your children. There are so many Internet predators and your being a single parent might make you vulnerable. Especially if that person is a child molester. Be very careful about your date meeting with your children. You can should date for sometime before you decide to let him or her meet with your children. Take it slow, there is no need to rush anything.

After you find someone in single parents dating, don't tell your ex husband or wife that you are now in a new relationship. Let them find out for themselves and ask you about it. They are out of your life now and they have no business of keeping truck of your life or you giving them an account of what you do. Both of you are worried about the children and so it is your business to keep them safe, but it is not their business to dictate to you who you should see and see not. And anyway, if you were to tell them you are seeing someone else they could misinterpret it to mean you still want them and you are just trying to make them feel jealous. No matter how hard you try to explain it, they will believe what they want.

While single parents dating and you want to go out with your date, you should make sure you leave the children with someone you can trust. Do not forget to give an idea of where you are going with your date. Anything can happen and they might need to reach you or something might happen to you. Leave an emergency number of the place you are going to or your mobile number that in case of anything, you can easily be reached. Do not go to so many dates and leave your children feeling neglected and cut out of your life. This will only make them resent the person you are dating or the people you will date in future. The idea of dating as a single parent after a break up is to find someone who can be compatible with not only you but your children as well. Do not make them resent him or her by spending too much time with your dates.