
For the one in six parents in Australia who are single, finding love again is a minefield.
Hell, finding love at all is a minefield.
But imagine if you’re searching for that very special person with gorgeous but needy little people in tow. People who don’t always understand that you need love beyond them, who won’t always offer you the space to find and grow it.
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Then imagine that, despite the incredible odds, you find that very special person.
And now, beyond almost anything in the world, you want to try and keep them, make them love you. Make them love your kids.
Two years ago, I fell in love. Hard. I was 40, newly separated and had my three daughters aged nine, six and four with me almost full time. The man I desired was 32, with no children and almost no experience of them.
I met Michael at work. He knew I had kids, but they hadn’t come up much in conversation. He didn’t see me as a mum and I was so very often grateful he never saw me in my home life, wiping my youngest’s bottom, frustrated on the school run and exhausted after bedtime.