A Mommy Friend Invites Me To Use A Matching App... (2024)

We were knee-deep in a playdate. Our toddlers were launching Cheerios like tiny, carb-loaded missiles across the living room. Between rescuing a stuffed bunny from a juice-box puddle and refereeing a tug-of-war over a plastic firetruck, she looks me dead in the eye and says:

Not in a creepy way. In a “he understands why you just pulled a Hot Wheels car out of your bra” way. A guy who won’t panic when you cancel a date because of a 103-degree fever. Someone who gets that “Netflix and chill” means actually watching Bluey and passing out on the couch by 9:15. A Mommy Friend Invites Me to Use a Matching App...

At first, I laughed. Me? Swiping? I’m more familiar with wiping noses than swiping right. My idea of a wild Friday night is the kids going to bed by 7:30 so I can eat cold pizza in peace. We were knee-deep in a playdate

She sold it with three words: “He has kids.” In a “he understands why you just pulled