About Me
My name is Alexandra Waring and in my Dating a Dad blog I share my experience and it is my intention to offer hope to others who, like me, are dating a single father. Over the course of my life, I’ve been told that I have a gift for encouraging others to live their best lives by just being myself. I’m here to instill hope in you and give you the inspiration and practical resources to sort through all the confusion that comes with dating a dad. I want to help you find out what is truly best for you.
When my boyfriend, the daddy of two adorable young daughters, and I started dating, it was wonderful and overwhelming at the same time. Here I had met this great guy who I adored, yet I was feeling scared and frustrated at the same time. I searched for some sort of support or resources online but didn’t find much of anything besides a few articles and one book
Slowly over many months, it dawned on me. I could create the supportive environment I was seeking right now. This blog is the culmination of everything I’ve done in my life up to this point. The ending of a bad relationship six years ago was a defining moment for me when I woke up to the unhealthy life I was living and started down a path of personal growth. I learned communication skills, worked (and am still working) through my “stuff”, and learned (and I’m still learning) to trust and love myself. I began studying psychology with the goal of one day of becoming a therapist so that I could help other people find inner peace and experience love and fabulous relationships like I had. I am now training to be a Life Coach.
My intention here is to share my experience dating a dad and everything I’ve learned from the extensive research I’ve done on the topic, my own inner work and general academic studies. One day I’d like to interview other women who have been here before us to give a more balanced perspective than just my own.
The blog is only the beginning. I’d love to write a book, create an supportive online community and a movement for raising awareness about what is involved in dating a single father. I envision a future where women who get involved with single fathers will know what to expect. They will feel connected and supported. They will know how to take care of themselves. They will settle only for the absolute best. They will eventually enter into step-family relationships prepared and supported. Every child whose life is affected by divorce will be made better when the partners their fathers choose are supported and connected. In knowing how to take care of themselves and build community around themselves, these women will be allies to the children of their partners, not enemies. Their relationships will be characterized by compassion rather than competition. It’s a big vision I know. I don’t have children (yet) and see this as a legacy I will leave with the world.
When I’m not blogging about my adventures in dating a single father, I spend a lot of time with him and his girls (when he has them). I will always be a California girl at heart but I’ve fallen in love with the green Northwest and I’ve been living in the Seattle area for nine years. I love the outdoors and try to get outdoors as much as I can. I’m currently studying to become a life coach and spend much of my free time working on developing my new set of skills. I also love gluten free cooking and baking, yoga and spending time with friends and family.
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