When parents are looking for sex through an online dating site, it’s normal for them to feel a little odd for doing it. After all, when you’re a parent, your daily life consists more of making lunches than making love.

The good news is that you’re not alone! Although you may feel like you stick out as the only mom or dad trying to hookup online, you’re far from it. New numbers are showing that in users 35-45, nearly half of all registered online daters are single parents looking to have a second go at it!

According to the online dating database, single parents are almost as common as divorcees, who make up a majority of the online dating pool after the age 35.

From ages 25-35, single parents make up 18.6% of paid dating sites and 29.4% of free dating sites, and those numbers rise with age! Single parent daters aged 35-45 make up 44.3% of paid sites and 49.2% of free ones, and parents aged 45+ make up approximately 40% of both paid and free sites.

At Sex Search, we have parents signing up daily! Feeling as though you’re the only parent online is nothing more than insecurities.

There’s been a common pattern in the last few years in that people try to shy away from writing that they’re a parent in their profile, but a majority of the time, this ends up backfiring. When you’re looking for a relationship online, or even if you’re looking to simply hook up, people want to have a common ground with their potential dates, which means that you having your parental status clearly stated could end up helping you! If someone sees that you’re a parent, they may be more inclined and comfortable to message you than they are someone who doesn’t have children.

If you’re insecure about being a parent online, forget about it! You having kids can actually be an asset when trying to hookup.