Single parent dating. Say it once.
You already have kids. School, bedtime, and a babysitter are the calendar. You shouldn't have to hide them, and you shouldn't have to explain custody on every first date.
Pretty Good Dating puts it on the profile. Whether they live with you, whether you want more, and whether you can move. A long bio for the rest. No swiping, and no algorithm deciding who sees you.
The site is live. Join free from anywhere.
You already know how this goes
Your kids come first. The right man already knows that.
You don't have a free evening to waste on someone who wanted a woman with no life attached.
Most dating apps treat your kids like a secret you confess later. Put them in a short bio and people unmatch. Leave them out and you spend a month on someone who leaves when you tell the truth. A canceled date is not a small annoyance. It is childcare you already paid for.
On here, the facts are on the profile before anyone writes you:
- Has kids: they live with you, they live with you part-time, or they are grown.
- More kids: yes, maybe, or you have kids and don't want more.
- You need to stay where you are. Distance is a filter. Long-distance is a choice you can skip.
- Divorced, widowed, separated, or never married. You don't tiptoe around it.
- The rest goes in a long bio. Custody, the co-parent, ages, the schedule, and when a man would meet your kids. You write it once.
The dating fears nobody talks about
- Where do I find an evening, and what does it cost if he flakes?
- Will he resent that my kids come first, or push to meet them early?
- If I say I have kids up front, will I get rejected before he even reads the rest?
- Do I have to explain my whole situation again, to someone who has never lived it?
- Can I date without anyone expecting me to move away from their school?
- How do I know who is safe to let anywhere near my kids?
- After the divorce, or the loss, do I have it in me for more chaos?
- Can I afford another round of dates that go nowhere?
- Will I find someone who already gets this life, maybe another parent?
- When is it right for a new man to meet my kids?
A website cannot add hours to your week, make childcare free, or decide when your kids meet someone. It can stop you from spending those hours on men who were never going to be fine with your life.
I built Pretty Good Dating so you can say it on day one. He sees that you have kids before he uses one of his chat requests. Your bio is where the full story lives, in your own words.
So I built the site around it. ↓
Built for your actual life
Filters for the questions you are tired of answering
You filter for him, and he filters for you. These are on every profile.
Has kids. They live with you, or part-time. Both can be on at once, like this. Grown is its own answer.
More kids, or not. Yes, maybe, or have kids and don't want more. "Open to it" is its own answer, so you can skip the men who haven't decided.
On the card
Your kids are on the card
The tag on the card says no more kids, has kids. He sees that before he reads the bio.
How it works
No swiping, no spam, no bots
Dating resume
The filters hold the facts. The dating resume is the rest, in your words. 150 characters at minimum. You write it once.
He asks, you decide
Men send chat requests, 5 per day. You accept 5 per day. If a man reaches out, he chose you knowing you have kids. That is a better use of a babysitter than a match from someone who never read a profile.
Real humans only
Every account is reviewed by a person before it goes live. That keeps bots and scammers out. It does not certify that a man is safe around children. You still decide if anyone meets your kids, and a chat is not that meeting.
I'm Sheldon. I built Pretty Good Dating because swipe apps are built for people with nothing on the calendar. Single moms lose real money and real evenings to men who were never going to be fine with kids.
This page is for you. Men can join the same site and filter to women who have kids. Create your profile and help me prove that intentional dating works.
Common questions
Single parent dating FAQ
Is it free?
Yes. Joining is free.
Will he know I have kids before he writes me?
Yes. Has kids is on the card. If he sends a request, he already saw it.
How many people can message me?
Men get 5 chat requests a day. You accept 5 a day. You are not opening an inbox full of strangers.
What do I have to write?
The filters hold the facts: kids at home or part-time, and whether you want more. The dating resume is the rest, in your own words. 150 characters is the minimum. You write it once.
Do I have to post my kids?
No. The profile says you have kids. It does not ask for their names, their school, or their photos. Photos are of you.
Is everyone here a single parent?
No. Men without kids are here too, and they can see that you have kids before they use a request. You can filter to other parents if you want someone who already lives this.
How is this different from Stir?
Stir is a swipe app for single parents. Pretty Good Dating has no swiping. Has kids and wants kids are on the card, the dating resume is where the rest goes, and you can also meet men who do not have kids yet but can already see that you do.
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