Have you ever thought about what it would have been like to skip getting married and finding a partner and just going straight to Knowing what parents know, it probably sounds a little bit crazy, however,this is a new trend that is gaining popularity.Yes, you read correctly.The latest, weird child-rearing trend has to do with co-parenting on purpose with fellow single strangers.
The New York Post recently reported on this trend and it seems like every parent who is taking advantage of it has a completely different reason. For instance, they reported that Yelena Pronoza, a 41-year-old accountant from Staten Island, and parent to an 18-year-old daughter, has always yearned for another child and wanted to make her daughter a big sister.
Her husband of eight years made it clear he didn’t want kids, so she left him about four years ago, and took to the Internet (as so many of us do) for answers as to how she can make her dream of being a mother again come true.
“I was thinking, ‘How long will it take me to create a new relationship that will bring a child?’ It could take a year, or it could take 10 years,” said Pronoza, who initially searched for sperm donors. “That’s when I discovered co-parenting.”
We know you are all wondering, so here's how it works: Two strangers who do not have partners, but both want children team up to raise a child together. The New York Post even shared how there is a television series called “Labor of Love” on Fox where suitors compete to be co-parent to a former The Bachelor contestant.
Interesting and unusual? Yes. Harmful? No.
There are even new websites that have been created because there's been so much buzz about this strange co-parenting trend.These websites include Modamily, CoParents.com, Pollen Tree and Pride Angel.
How do these websites work? Very similar to online dating. If you were interested in co-parenting with a stranger, you would create a profile for yourself, sharing details about your interests and beliefs that are important to you and then see who you match with.
“It works similarly to any of the traditional dating sites except everyone here is very interested in starting a family,” said Ivan Fatovic, the founder of Modamily, the first co-parenting site in the US. Modamily is very similar to the well-known swipe method that Tinder uses and then users eventually start a conversation. They can opt for free, premium or annual subscription options with different types f benefits.
In addition, Fatovic, 44, encourages romance between co-partners and also offers a personal matchmaking service for $2,500 to $10,000. Just in case you were interested!
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