Sober Dating For Men: Serenity Or Shit Show?

I’ve been happily divorced now for seven years. That’s not a jab at my ex-wife; it’s the opposite. I’m grateful that we peacefully co-parent our two boys and do things as a “modern family” that I never imagined pre-divorce.

The photo above is not of my ex-wife but of my girlfriend. Oh, and it’s not my girlfriend — but my “girl-friend.”

Allow me to explain.

That’s Lauren, who just recently moved in with her girlfriend, her romantic partner. Are you confused yet?

If you think that’s confusing, there was the time we all went to New York City at Christmastime. It was me, my boys, Lauren with her girlfriend, and my ex-wife and her boyfriend. I was the only adult flying solo — and we had a blast.

The posse in the Big Apple

Who knew?

I’ve learned that the best gifts are the ones you never dreamed of.

Just after my divorce, I decided to enter the dating scene. I had no idea who or what I was looking for; it just felt like the necessary thing to do.

Society says we need to be with someone, right?