Dating with opposite weekends

Expert-Raccoon6097 · 2025-05-06T23:43:19+00:00

Ask your co-parent to swap so you are on the same schedule as your cuties.

stent00 · 2025-05-06T20:05:08+00:00

Single mommies... that's all I got to say. No way I'm ever helping to raise another man's child... she can up and leave at any time and your step dad relatioship is over forever.

Difficult_Animal2609 · 2025-05-06T19:50:33+00:00

One’s/your relationship and time with your kids is first & foremost.

Objective-Fan-5464 · 2025-05-06T15:27:44+00:00

It takes flexibility and understanding, but you knew that.

Either one of you can negotiate with the other parent to modify the parenting schedule to accommodate. If either of your exes is understanding then it shouldn't be an issue. For my part, the lady I'm seeing now has a similar schedule to me for now but her ex is understanding. Mine isn't. We go on dates on the weekends we line up, on weekends that we don't, we have week night dates which could just be hanging out at home. If we have an outdoor date planned on a week night, she arranges for baby sitters (I dont have the kids on weeknights except Thursday) and I pay for the whole date.

It's tough and takes effort.

Azazl187 · 2025-05-06T14:17:02+00:00

There are 8 billion people on this planet. Something else will come up. For me the most important thing is keeping a strict routine in place for the kids on when I pick them up and drop them off.

The rest comes second to that

Unsainted_smoke · 2025-05-06T14:00:12+00:00

Go talk to the mother if you could change up the schedule. I got my boys every Friday and every other Friday and Saturday. My girlfriend’s bday (who is a smoke show 😂) fell on a double weekend. She allowed me to do 2 double weekends in a row to make her bday a single. Obviously don’t tell your ex why but say it’s for a sport you’re taking up or something lol

Aceking1983 · 2025-05-06T13:54:13+00:00

Lol I'm sorry this happened to you but if I'm being honest it makes feel better and not alone on this. I started talking to a really cool woman and she had the complete opposite schedule as me too. As much as I tried to think in my mind we could make it work it wasn't reality. Best of luck and hope we both find someone on the same schedule!

Slowloris81 · 2025-05-06T13:35:28+00:00

Waited to find someone where our weekends aligned.

Grouchy_Software963 · 2025-05-06T13:27:17+00:00

Don't dig for gold in the trash pile.

Bluey-Dad1987 · 2025-05-06T14:35:03+00:00

I plan to just become a hermit and a unic. Dating seems impossible with work, school, and children. Even though I am at the start of the divorce process.

Title	Dating with opposite weekends
Author	Par_then_Bar
Upvotes	11
Comments	18
Date	May 6, 2025 1:24 PM UTC (1 year ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/Divorce_Men
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