Lancaster Dating for Parents

Welcome to Dating After Kids, the single parent dating site for single mums and dads in Lancaster and across the UK!

View our terms and conditions.

For single parents looking to get back into dating again, join our network of single mums and dads who are online today. Start connecting with other local single parents in Lancaster you might otherwise never have the chance to meet. With little spare time, online dating is a great way to connect with other local single parents at a time that suits you.

Local Dating for Single Parents

At Dating After Kids, we want all single parents who choose to date with us to have a positive dating experience. That's why we have put in place a number of important measures to ensure high standards on our dating site. A team of moderators check all new joiners to the site and members can only contact each other safely and securely through our private messaging service. We also allow single parents to join the site without charge, to have a look around before subscribing to use the service.

Dating as A Single Mum or Dad in Lancaster

Finding love again as a single parent doesn't need to require babysitters and spare afternoons or evenings. Online dating provides singles everywhere with a convenient and effective way to connect with likeminded local singles they might otherwise never have the opportunity to meet. If you're a single parent in Lancaster, get online and find single mums and dads near you today.

Dating Advice for Single Parents

Single parents looking to start dating again don't have the luxury of time on their side. Online dating sites for just single parents are great way of making dating more accessible and flexible. Below is just a few top pieces of dating advice for single parents to bear in mind as they venture back into online dating.

Stay Open and Honest

When deciding what to add to your online dating profile it's best to start with being open and honest about you and what you're looking for. Rather than writing what you think other single parents will want to read, write what is important to you both as a single person and as a parent. Being clear from the beginning will save time and energy later down the line.

Take Your Time

Finding a new partner that will work well in your family unit isn't something that can be found instantly. Modern life has made us particuarly impatient in most aspects of our daily lives. Same day shopping, instant access to TV programmes and mobile phones give us what we want when we want. Unfortunately finding a partner isn't the same. It's important to be patient, and not compromise on what or who you are looking for in order to gain a quicker result. If you feel you are in a rush to find your ideal single parent match, it's possibly a sign that there are other aspects of your life you need to change to make you happier first.

Accept Change

Dating as a single parent will be a different experience to dating before children. If you are dating again for the first time since having kids, take some time to appreciate things have changed, and so will your dating experience. If you're looking to date another single parent, then it's likely you will both be in a more similar situation. Weekends away and late nights might be a bit harder to come by, but it just means you will need to adjust things.

Use Common Sense

As a single parent, using your common sense has never been more important. This should also apply to your online dating experiences. Don't ignore the basic rules of safety when it comes to yourself. Keep your personal details private, don't reveal where you live, or where your children go to school or anything else that might identify you. When venturing on a date, let people know where your'e going to be, and don't accept lifts home.