Would you date a single mom?

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I understand everyone has their preferences, but putting everyone in a category is awful. This guy is basically saying that if you are a single mom you can't be very intelligent and you don't deserve to be with anyone. Now I love my son but I am very insecure about being a single mother because I did try to stay with his father, but his father had no respect for me with always cheating which he didn't do until after I had our son. I stayed for 2 years (my son is 2 we had been together 3 years prior that) even after he cheated and everything in me was screaming to bolt. Am I supposed to stay with someone who is not good for me and by the second year stop supporting me completely up until now he helps out now, but I supported my son all on my own yes all on my own with many hungry nights making sure he had enough all the while keeping a smile on my face not acting bitter or anything. I never ask anyone for money no even my parents because I don't want to be their burden. The guy I recently dated used to ask to pay for my gas and I politely said no hell I don't even like it when guys pay for a date because I feel like I owe them. I have always been this way in wanting to be self sufficient and it just makes me sick when people say stuff like this because not all of us are like this. So basically I should be alone and deal with what an awful kid you think mom going to have because I'm not married to my son's father but we co parent?

What is your take on this? I understand people have their preferences, but all of us shouldn't be placed in a box. I work my ass off and I am still there for my kid and I still have time for myself and a meaningful relationship with the right person is there hope?
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You shouldn't feel insecure about that! Be proud!
From a biological sense it is our main purpose to reproduse.
Most animals, except from some bird species raise their offspring alone.
Should a fox feel stupid bc of that? If you look at the bigger picture, and not on the stupid "rules" of modern day society then you'll understand it's normal.

Of course the ideal would be having that happy loving family union, but it isn't always the way things work. I think many of these families have conflicts that affect the kids aswell. So staying together isn't neccessarily always the best way to go.

And on cheating, you should never accept that from anyone!

If that douchebag had any idea the love and strength a single parent have and what it really takes, he'd STFU and not portray himself like a egosentric, narrowminded pathetic numbscull 😉

Be proud, be you, be awesome !

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LadyLibra,

I am a single-mom and my children are 14 and almost 17. A lot of men just want the whole MILF experience and that that is it. So it depends on what you are looking for. Dating is not the same when you are single parent. I have been divorced for 13 years it is tough for more serious LTR 1) finding someone I trust to be around my kids. I am so freaked out by abusers. My kids have met only one guy I had dated for 3 1/2 years 2) blended families have another ball of problems. My ex-husband remarried and it is horrible. I have no idea how they live in the same household. My kids hate the step-mom and step-sister. His family also not fond of them either. My ex-husband looks miserable.

I am kind of glad I have never co-habitated or remarried for my kids sake. I will say this much I have no interest in dating a man with younger children than my kids. It is a deal-breaker for me. I have already raised my kids or almost raised them to adult and I want to plan the next stage of my life.

Btw did not watch the video and just responded to OP.
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And I just love this guy's blindness to the "respectable" fathers in the situations he talked about..
Yeah..sure..single moms reproduse themself without any effort from a man.
What he is really highlighting here, is the mens lack of responsibility!
And he has the audacity to blame the women who raise their kids like responsible human beings.
Wonder if he felt that it would be a better idea to put a child up for adoption the second that relationship faulter. I'm sure that would be a whole less of a strain to government funds..haha.

I actually expected to be offended, but all I got was a good laughter :p

He is a complete waste to society if he feels that paying taxes, like most people do anyway, makes him so special.
Well, I was raised to pitty those with a lesser mind.
Congratulations mr."anti single parent", you gained my sympathy for your complete lack of brains *slow clap*
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Some ppl have issues dating single moms, some guys no
Matter how old they are won't be strong/mature/patient enough to be in a relationship with a single mom - even if they want to. I'm a single Mom of 2 and there is definitely hope you will find the right guy in time. I've never had a problem w guys not wanting to date me because I have kids . The right one will come along and love you and your son and have the respect for you as a single mom .any guy who has a problem that you have a kid OBVIOUSLY isn't the one or worth your time. a guy that has issues with the fact you need to co- parent w ur ex isn't worth your time.
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Having dated some single parents before i can definitely understand how terrifying it is, especially for someone who doesn't have children of their own or very little experience with kids. The 'what ifs' and questions are endless, but so long as the parent in question has their drama under control and business handled it's all good.

The only people who should really make a point to avoid it are those who don't want children for themselves.
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Before I had children, I dated a man with children. I decided that was not what I wanted and stuck to men without children. I can understand why a man would not want to date a single mother.

Now that I am a single mother I believe I would prefer to date a man that is a single father. There is something much more comfortable about having that in common. I have dated one man since my big split. He had three children, all much older than mine, but he understood where I was coming from and what was most important. He may have been nutty, but he got that. I appreciated that.
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no. i dont have room for children in my life. i don't hate kids, but i would see them as baggage from a previous relationship. it's just too much. women with children aren't as available as women without. and you'll always play second fiddle to the kid. she won't be able to go anywhere if little one is sick, or she cant find a sitter. dates will be cut short if there is an emergency. plus you have to watch your behavior around kids. i dont want to be a role model for children. im weary of kids being attached to me. kids seem to like me and i think they are adorable, but i dont know what to do with them. it's awkward. i don't want that attachment. it's just too much hassle. maybe im looking at this from a selfish point, but i am at a very self time in my life. i have to be honest.

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no. i dont have room for children in my life. i don't hate kids, but i would see them as baggage from a previous relationship. it's just too much. women with children aren't as available as women without. and you'll always play second fiddle to the kid. she won't be able to go anywhere if little one is sick, or she cant find a sitter. dates will be cut short if there is an emergency. plus you have to watch your behavior around kids. i dont want to be a role model for children. im weary of kids being attached to me. kids seem to like me and i think they are adorable, but i dont know what to do with them. it's awkward. i don't want that attachment. it's just too much hassle. maybe im looking at this from a selfish point, but i am at a very self time in my life. i have to be honest.
I agree. I feel the same way about men with kids.

its not being selfish, its a choice.

Just like I wouldnt date a smoker.
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A few things I find fascinating about single moms.

1. You guys are actually more dateable than a woman without kids. I get judged off the bat because I dont have kids. Men think I cant cook or cant nuture. A single mom will feed you after sex lol.

I think alot of men say they don't want a woman with kids, but some of them are full of it. A single mom will start to depend, financially and or emoitionally, on them moreso than a woman without kids. So at the end of the day, single mom is less reluctant to leave bad situation. A woman with no kids has a hit more independence that can make some men very insecure. Single mom can provide security and make a man feel needed, as opposed to wanted.

Social economic position can turn this either way.

2. Single moms who only date men with no kids. Ive heard a few say that they dont want to date a man with kids because they dont want to play second fiddle and or they dont want the baby mama drama.

can someone explain this logic?
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I'm 38 and most women my age that are available are single moms. The lioness has 2 kids she's raising solo. It's just life.
im 33 and i refuse to remove that item from my list. I want a man with no kids. Theyre out there.

I want us both to experience things for the first time. I guess I dont want to be anyones do over and vice versa.
Do you not want kids dmv?
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oh yeah.
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I'm 38 and most women my age that are available are single moms. The lioness has 2 kids she's raising solo. It's just life.
im 33 and i refuse to remove that item from my list. I want a man with no kids. Theyre out there.

I want us both to experience things for the first time. I guess I dont want to be anyones do over and vice versa.
Do you not want kids dmv?
oh yeah.
I hope it works out and you find someone like that.
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a sinlge women with no kids will either be someones cup or not. Id just rather have a man with no kids. We can both go through everything for the first time.
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6. Turn her into a bowling ball

Regardless of how hot a single mom is, her SMV is lowered because she has children. They would never verbally acknowledge this in public but they know the score. Not having much else to bring to the table she will concentrate her efforts in the bedroom to balance the baggage created by her rug rats. Take full advantage of this—turn her into a bowling ball and penetrate all three of her luscious holes. She will gladly participate in any debauchery your dirty mind can dream up to keep you around. Anal sex, parking lot blow jobs, sex tapes, and nude pictures are just the tip of the iceberg. Nothing is off limits and neither are any of her orifices.

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yup
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A few things I find fascinating about single moms.

2. Single moms who only date men with no kids. Ive heard a few say that they dont want to date a man with kids because they dont want to play second fiddle and or they dont want the baby mama drama.

can someone explain this logic?
I can't cosign on the 'second fiddle' comment because I've never personally felt that way. However, I can speak to the baby mama drama.....

I dated one man with three kids.....two different mothers. The older child was out of state....the other two were local. One night I went over to his house for dinner on a day where he wasn't scheduled to have his kids. When I left that night, the tires on my car were slashed. Not going to deal with that more than once.

I have a friend who has four children, he has custody of two. He was dating a woman with a child and they had planned to take all the kids to "Medieval Times"....a local novelty restaurant. Baby Mama #2 pulled her son out at the last minute while saying...."You aren't going to have that bitch and her bastard child around my kid and I hope you all die in a car accident on the way there."......I won't deal with that bullshit either.
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holy cow.
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Posted by ellle
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A few things I find fascinating about single moms.

2. Single moms who only date men with no kids. Ive heard a few say that they dont want to date a man with kids because they dont want to play second fiddle and or they dont want the baby mama drama.

can someone explain this logic?
I can't cosign on the 'second fiddle' comment because I've never personally felt that way. However, I can speak to the baby mama drama.....

I dated one man with three kids.....two different mothers. The older child was out of state....the other two were local. One night I went over to his house for dinner on a day where he wasn't scheduled to have his kids. When I left that night, the tires on my car were slashed. Not going to deal with that more than once.

I have a friend who has four children, he has custody of two. He was dating a woman with a child and they had planned to take all the kids to "Medieval Times"....a local novelty restaurant. Baby Mama #2 pulled her son out at the last minute while saying...."You aren't going to have that bitch and her bastard child around my kid and I hope you all die in a car accident on the way there."......I won't deal with that bullshit either.
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yea i had damage done to my car too before. WTF is up with crazy ex's.