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Dating an only child

Posted on July 19th, 2008 by cyberwitz in General

Dating an only child is a great challenge. Generally, when people hear “only child” it either means mama’s boy for guys or daddy’s girl for ladies. Sometimes we tend to label each person by these lines. I thought so myself. But in my own experience, I have proven that not all only child are brats or spoiled as what others usually call them.

I am dating an only child. I consider him an exception to all only children I have met. I salute the discipline that his parents had taught him. He is not brought up to have all the wants in life. He has good values and respect for everyone. We’ve been dating for five years now and I am proud to say that we rarely have fights. I’d say it comes with balancing the mood at the moment an argument would arise. Despite my nagging attitude at times, he would manage to transform my mood into a more positive outlook. I truly love the humility in him.

He is a rare find. Despite imperfections in this world, with the right balance in a relationship either with an only child or not, the upbringing of a person is all accounted for through parents.

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  1. IGUANA said on December 8th, 2008 at 1:18 am

    I have been down the only child route twice and found both experience to be pretty bad. Not so much that they were spoiled, but that they just seem to by in their own little world. It’s sort of like they are unresponsive to the normal things that those of us with siblings are sensitive to. In short, I would not recommend it, unless, of course, you are also an only child. Maybe that would put you on the same wavelength. I certainly could not tune into that wavelength!

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  2. Miriel said on February 1st, 2009 at 10:07 pm

    I’m an only child (female) and I feel like I don’t have any bagage! I’ve alway’s dated guys who have lots of sibblings and it a lot to keep up with! Esspecially the older I get. Now the siblings are getting married having kids…etc. My boyfriend doesn’t need to do a single thing with my family…hardly ever! My parents like the freedom of bouncing around traveling and being free so my boyfriend only has to tolerate the occasional visit that only last a couple hours every couple months! This arangement gives me lots of time to cater to him and his families needs! I’m tired of getting a bad wrap for being an only child! Even my boyfriend jokes about it because he knows it bothers me! He is an identical twin, if anything he’s the one who’s used to getting attention all the time! My parents didn’t spoil me. I do have a very close relationship with them though. Not all only child can be put in the same catagory! I have met some very nice selfless only children. If anything I think the problem with only children isn’t needing attention, it’s learning how to deal with the attention they do receive in social settings. They don’t know what to do with it and feel uncomfortable with it! (I’ve met some odd ones! :)

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  3. rick said on March 18th, 2009 at 11:19 am

    I am an only child and I am looking to date same. I have been married twice to women with siblings and it has always caused problems. I am a independent person who does not need sibling to prop me up or bring me down. I am tired of siblings who want you to take on their problems. I married HER, not her siblings!

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  4. creamers said on April 11th, 2009 at 1:41 pm

    I would never date an only child. Nobody should, its an unhealthy situation.

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  5. USA Local Dating Blog » Dating an only child said on July 19th, 2008 at 10:21 am

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  6. [...] Daily Bedpost on 22 Jul 2008 Pity the only children out there: after all, it’s not their fault that their parents decided to indulge their every waking desire and never make them question their right to absolute undiluted devotion and attention. Er, we mean, it’s not their fault that they don’t have siblings. Seriously, though, only children get a bad rap, huh? So much so that this woman feels like she has to use her blog to defend her decision to date an only child and insist that it’s not that bad, really. So what do you think…would a lack of siblings affect your decision to go out with someone? Would you date an only child? ( polls) [...]

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