Single Mom Seeking: Playdates, Blind Dates, and Other Dispatches from the Dating World

by Rachel Sarah

Book by Sarah, Rachel

Genres: Memoir

200 pages, Paperback

First published November 6, 2006

About the author

My fourth book -- about women farmers shaking up the field -- came out this year with Simon & Schuster. 📕

It is such and honor to interview women on the front lines of the climate crisis all over the world.

Reviews

[Angie · Rating 4 out of 5]

What can I say, I completely relate to Rachel! There were parts that had me laughing out loud, reminiscing on my own similar experiences!

[B. Goodwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Jodelene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved loved loved this book. I read it in about 3 hours. I could relate with mostly all that she was saying (especially the dating part) and found that I laughed and cried.

[Sharla · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wanted to love this book, considering that it centers around the premise of my own life circumstances -- navigating the disparate worlds of dating and single parenting. However, much of it fell flat for me. I didn't find the storytelling or the writing compelling, and the narrative seemed to shift over an uneven timeline and series of anecdotes. While I could often find myself understanding the author's perspective, I still didn't seem to make the connection I assumed I would with her and her story. Nevertheless, there's still a worthy sense of community in a shared experience, especially one in which it can seem so solitary.

A couple of spots I marked:

"Sometimes I want nothing. Sometimes I want it all. Even I find it confusing."

"Don't go back for more where there is only less."

"So, this is what dating is all about: looking for red flags, obeying red flags, running like hell when I see one, asking questions, talking about myself without revealing too much. It makes me feel alternately exhilarated and exhausted."

"I'm beginning to tire of the promise of Match.com, followed by the reality that is never as hopeful as the words on the screen."

[Esther mundih · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book...omg! She is so fuuny, realistic and most of all its all so easy to relate to. Even if you are not a single mom this is definetely a great read. Started rough..wasnt what I was expecting. But it hurrily climbed to be the light of my day. Definetely will read more by her if she has more. I love the way she says it as it is! this book got me over my ex haha.....Hot dates here I come!!

[Wellington · Rating 4 out of 5]

Warning. Actually, I met Rachel and her daughter, Mae. In fact, I'm dating one of her friends, who is ... well, now was, a single mom seeking.

I needed a change of pace from the testosterone-laden books I have been reading lately. And it scares me to ever write a book so personal .. so kudos to Rachel. I would have never thought the pleasant woman I met had so many *pleasant* thoughts going through her head.

[Janine Kovac · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was so engrossed by Rachel's book, I tried to read it at stoplights while I drove. (Which I don't recommend--not only because of the whole safety thing, but because it's just too hard to find your place again. You'll get more reading done if you just pull over to the side of the road.)

[Jane · Rating 2 out of 5]

She seems to make a series of bad choices. Maybe I'd like it better if it was at least funny.