re: Just joined the Hinge Dating App a couple weeks ago...

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I scooped one up. Single mother with one kid, working out great.

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good for you bro.

The posters on this board act like they are 13yrs old

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I scooped one up. Single mother with one kid, working out great.

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Same here. Here's my story. I have the same feelings as the OP. I said that I would never date a single mother but when I met her, I was 38 and finding a woman at that age with no kids was like finding a needle in a hay stack. Bottom line, if I was gonna consider a single mother, her values had to be aligned with mine. Here were my rules.

1. Only one kid
2. The kid had to be a girl. No boys. Boys need disciple and you cant discipline boys that arent yours. Or better, I dont have the energy to discipline a boy thats not mine.
3. The baby had to have been the product of marriage. Meaning, my wife and her ex husband got together, fell in love, got married and THEN had a baby. I would not consider being with a woman who randomly lets dudes bust off in her raw and leave her with a kid without him giving her his last name. It's speaks to her judgment and her value.
4. The dad still has to be in the child's life and contributing.

My wife's situation checked all of these boxes. We have no issues. My step daughter is amazing.