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☆ I'm giving dating apps another try as a single mom. Men interested in open relationships are a green flag.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Nicola Prentis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Nicola Prentis sees a green flag when a guy's online dating profile lists him as non-monogamous. Prentis has found that dating non-monogamous men raises the bar for what good relationships should be like. That lasted a year and a half until I met someone else and transitioned into a more traditional, monogamous relationship that lasted five years. It's not just about sexI've found that non-monogamous men have an abundance mindset when it comes to sex, not a scarcity mindset. So far, I've never actually been in an open relationship, I've only dated men who were non-monogamous while I've been single.

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☆ I spent 3 years trying to gain my boyfriend's trust after I cheated on him. What I really needed to do was forgive myself.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Nicola Prentis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

She spent three years trying to earn back his trust and forgiveness but it didn't work. Grohl said, "I am doing everything I can to regain their trust and earn their forgiveness." I spent three years trying to do that and it cost me entire sense of self until I finally forgave myself. The dramatic weight loss at least offered another way to maybe earn forgiveness because he had always liked thin girls. I'd wake up panicking that I'd cheated again without meaning to.

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☆ I'd sworn off dating apps until I heard about the 'burned haystack' approach women are swearing by. So I put it to the test.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Nicola Prentis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewAfter a two-and-a-half-year break from the time-suck of dating apps, I reluctantly reinstalled one on my phone a few weeks ago. The return was inspired by Burned Haystack, a new dating method that encourages daters to filter out time wasters and red flags as soon as possible. Young started the Facebook group Burned Haystack Dating Method last year. With the net cast wide, surely I'd meet someone interesting sooner, right? AdvertisementThe author has been connecting with members of the Facebook group Burned Haystack Dating Method.

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☆ I've lived in Catalonia for 8 years. There are 5 things tourists should know before traveling to this part of Spain.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Nicola Prentis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewIf your idea of Spain is eating paella, dancing flamenco, and improving your Spanish, Catalonia might surprise you. The main language in Catalonia is CatalanAlthough Spanish is the most common language and almost everyone is bilingual, Catalan is the main language outside Barcelona. Catalan paella is different from what you find in the rest of the country. Catalan paella is dark brown in color, much more seafood heavy, and never contains vegetables. You'll want to branch out into Catalan winesMany people think of rioja when they think of Spanish wine.

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☆ Andy Murray says goodbye to tennis, like only he can
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —When Andy Murray announced he would retire from professional tennis after the Paris Olympics, the script seemed to be set. I was emotional because it’s the last time I will play a competitive match,” Murray told reporters after the match. Murray climbs to his friends and family after winning the Wimbledon title in 2013. Anja Niedringhaus/Pool/Getty ImagesHis best professional year was arguably 2016, though, where Murray won his second Wimbledon title and became the world No. — Andy Murray (@andy_murray) August 1, 2024But Murray will clearly miss tennis and tennis will miss Murray: his dedication, his famous roar and his stoic mom who always seemed to be cheering her son on from the stands.

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☆ I've been lying about my age since I was 24, and I don't see anything wrong with that
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Nicola Prentis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I've lied about my age for so long that, on any given day, I forget exactly how old I am. I was in my 20s when I started lying about my ageWhen I started lying about my age, I was 24. I've heard people claim that lying about age is a huge red flag because it means you'll lie about other things too. "Age gracefully" is shorthand for "don't look older but also don't try not to." Far worse than my evasion or lie is how people, especially men, don't respect my privacy or boundaries even though I don't ask or care about their age.

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☆ I lie about my age, and I don't see anything wrong with that
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Nicola Prentis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Their father knew I didn't want anyone to know because I'd avoided telling him my age when we got together. I've heard people claim that lying about age is a huge red flag because it means you'll lie about other things too. That's the only thing I lie about in all my relationships, and I don't think there's anything wrong with that. "Age gracefully" is shorthand for "don't look older but also don't try not to." Far worse than my evasion or lie is how people, especially men, don't respect my privacy or boundaries even though I don't ask or care about their age.

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☆ I'm a single mom running my own business. I deal with admin at the playground.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Nicola Prentis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Single parents with businesses are juggling clients and deadlines with school pick-ups, endless laundry, and meal prep. The problem with batch cooking is that it's still cooking, and cooking is a time-sucker. AdvertisementI do my admin in the playgroundI spend almost 2 hours a day watching my two sons in the playground after school. But it's not like I'm sacrificing my evening social life because I don't have one as a single mother anyway.

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☆ I ask men if they have a pension plan before I seriously date them. It's not because I care how much money they have.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Nicola Prentis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

isn't the first question I ask a date but it's high on my list if I'm considering an actual relationship. But I have to ask about pensions to really find out where our future is heading as a couple. I ended it and truly hope he put that flower money toward a pension. So when I'm asking if a guy has a pension, what I'm really asking is: "Are you thinking about the future or just about enjoying today?" But, to me, I can enjoy the present more if it's not ruined by worrying about what will happen later if I don't have money.

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☆ Celibacy might suck, but it's better than dating apps. Hooking up with old friends is the way to go.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Nicola Prentis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But, since then, the apps seemed to have changed the way dating worked. Celibacy and a different approach to dating are, to me, the only answers to the kind of dehumanizing behavior the apps today provoke. AdvertisementThe author stopped using dating apps and only dates men she already knows. Dating apps throw people together with none of the social glue that binds us in our IRL trusted networks. Some people might call this style of dating "friends with benefits," but I don't.

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☆ I've been living in Spain for 12 years. I've stopped dating locals because too much gets lost in translation.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Nicola Prentis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Say something to me in Spanish," said my date in the small Catalan city where I've lived since 2016. It's an inevitable part of the first date scenario I've come to hate while dating in Spain. Navigating the apps with my level of Spanish is easy, and I can even manage whole dates. But it wasn't the first time I've been mocked for speaking Spanish in a supposedly romantic context. Debating something complex in Spanish is beyond my language level, but I also know I'll sound rude if I disagree using the blunt language tools I do have.

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☆ I fell in love with someone 21 years after he dumped me by text
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Nicola Prentis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He ended the relationship by text message and I never heard from him again. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe text message left me in a heap of tears in a backpacker hostel in Adelaide, Australia, in 2003. I was still reeling when, half an hour later, he'd taken his backpack and sent that devastating text message. AdvertisementWhen I left, I resisted the urge to send a text re-contextualizing his "Thanks for the good times" message.

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☆ I'm a single mom. I date — but I don't date single dads.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Nicola Prentis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

honeyhousephotography.comI started dating men without childrenThe answer has been to date men without children, which I've found to be easier, as I only have time to date when my children are with their father. AdvertisementI prefer to keep dating simpleIn the five years since I've been single, I'd say a third of the guys I've been interested in have been single dads, and two-thirds have not. After deleting the dating apps a few years ago, these days I only date men I'm already friends with — even if they live in other countries. I've found that they tend to be more casual in terms of relationships than single dads who are usually searching for a life partner. I'd rather my dating life was simple.

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☆ I've been an expat for 20 years. Facebook has been at the center of both the best and worst parts of my life abroad.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Nicola Prentis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

At that point, I could see that the problem wasn't Facebook. Those Facebook groups gave me a real writing career that has allowed me to stay afloat through single motherhood as an expat. The advice I get from Facebook groups is often better and faster than I get from the accountant I have on retainer. Sometimes, my Facebook expat network and work collide, like the time I bought a secondhand kids' bike, and the seller's husband became my favorite content writing client ever. AdvertisementIf I moved again, I'd join a few Facebook local groups with the word "expat."

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☆ My partner and I moved to Spain, had 2 kids, and then separated. Now, I'm not allowed to move my kids home.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Nicola Prentis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Nicola Prentis was loving her life in Spain when she and her London-based partner got pregnant. They decided to raise their family in Spain but life there became less fun with a baby. After they split up, she wasn't legally allowed to move home to the UK, but has made peace with it. Nicola PrentisThe upsides of raising children in SpainThere have been advantages to raising my kids in Spain. Children enjoy a three-course, healthy lunch for under 5 euros a day, or $5.40.

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