I have no idea if this particular subject on being a single full-time parent is acceptable, but surely most single parents have  similar issues. (I guess if it isnt ok then someone amongst the powers that be will delete it)

OK, here goes! Being a single (fulltime) mum doesn't mean that you stop being a single female. That you would like to share your life with a partner, whether that be full time or just someone to have a laugh with and be a lover.

Alas, most fulltime single parents (yeh there are fulltime single dads out there too!) don't get a lot of "me" time. In fact, it can take a lot of planning and child-minding arrangements to get any "me' time at all.

Then, when you do find someone that you like, how do you carry on? Let's face it, at the beginning of any relationship, its all lust and wanting to spend time together. That's fine going to thier place when you manage to arrange time out. However, with you having obligations within the home and very little 'time-out' ,it usually means the other person has to come to your home if you want to see them.

Then of course, they are going to meet your kids! Hey, thats all well and good, if you continue to see them. But, what if either of you realise it's not going to work, and you stop seeing them? Your kids will question as to why that person no longer visits. What do you say???

Even worse, when you decide that you're sick of being alone again, and you meet someone else, and they end up at your place, your kids meet them! So does that mean you are setting a bad example for your kids? Because by societal standards that means (depending on whether you're male or female) you are either 'loose' or a stud!

And what if you just enjoy the other person's company, but don't want anything too serious?  Is it Ok for them to just drop over and stay the night once or twice a week? 

I guess there are a lot of factors that influence just how 'Ok' it is. The age of the kids, your cultural background, your religion, your own core values of right and wrong. How much you want the company of the other person.

So, how have other single full-time parents coped with this issue?