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re: Could you ever date a young widow with kids?
Posted on 4/30/26 at 2:23 pm to Jeb Busch Lite
Posted on 4/30/26 at 2:23 pm to Jeb Busch Lite
young widow with kids? yes
young divorced women with kids? no
young divorced women with kids? no
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Posted on 4/30/26 at 2:31 pm to Jeb Busch Lite
It would not be an immediate disqualifier. If the kid(s) turn out to be a giant pan in the arse, though, I'm hitting the road.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 2:38 pm to Jeb Busch Lite
I'd probably rather date a divorced woman with kids than a widowed one.
This post was edited on 4/30/26 at 2:39 pm
Posted on 4/30/26 at 2:40 pm to Mariner
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She is not a divorced woman with unresolved issues.
You don't think there's going to be unresolved issues around her kid's father being dead?
Posted on 4/30/26 at 2:40 pm to Jeb Busch Lite
Widow with possibility of adoption? Sure
Posted on 4/30/26 at 2:44 pm to Jeb Busch Lite
Date? Sure. Marry is a different story.
If she was awesome and marriage material I'm sure I could do it. Sounds bad but honestly I think the dad not being around would be better than him being around. A lot less drama and they'd see you more as a dad than a step dad.
If she was awesome and marriage material I'm sure I could do it. Sounds bad but honestly I think the dad not being around would be better than him being around. A lot less drama and they'd see you more as a dad than a step dad.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 3:34 pm to iwyLSUiwy
Let’s be honest here: It comes down to options. No man wants a widow with kids in tow (that will be more important than you and probably a big reason she wants you around in the first place - $$$) if he can get a comparable woman who doesn’t have children and isn’t thinking about the love of her life tragically lost like she’s Rose in Titanic or Kelly in Cast Away.
A lot of people buy used cars, but it’s not necessarily because they want to.
A lot of people buy used cars, but it’s not necessarily because they want to.
This post was edited on 4/30/26 at 3:37 pm
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:01 am to Jeb Busch Lite
I may have to factor in how the husband died. There are two things that would concern me:
- He died under strange circumstances; or
- He died some kind of hero
The first speaks for itself. As for the second, you feel you may not meet expectations. I remember reading an article written by a widow of one of the astronauts who died on Columbia. She talked about how, after about ten years of being a widow, she decided to maybe try dating again. She was unsuccessful because many of the men, once realizing who her husband was, became kind of intimidated or uncomfortable about it and would ditch her. Things would be going great and then she would be like "Yeah, my husband died on Columbia" and then it was peace out.
- He died under strange circumstances; or
- He died some kind of hero
The first speaks for itself. As for the second, you feel you may not meet expectations. I remember reading an article written by a widow of one of the astronauts who died on Columbia. She talked about how, after about ten years of being a widow, she decided to maybe try dating again. She was unsuccessful because many of the men, once realizing who her husband was, became kind of intimidated or uncomfortable about it and would ditch her. Things would be going great and then she would be like "Yeah, my husband died on Columbia" and then it was peace out.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 12:11 pm to Penrod
Yep. Some days I wish Id had kids and settled down when I was younger. Being mid 30s with no wife or kids means the kids would be a bonus if they were well mannered and only 1 or 2. Doing stuff with my nephews are some of my happiest days even though Im not a parent.
That said, Im talking about a very very small percentage of women with a kid or two.
That said, Im talking about a very very small percentage of women with a kid or two.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 1:45 pm to FahQGump
Long term ex gf married a good friend of mine, he died in a wreck. They had a young son. I was married when a mutual friend reached out to me about ex and asked me to reach out to her. It was a hard pass by me on contacting ex, nothing good would come of it. She eventually remarried a widower, had a brady bunch of kids between them. He passed away in last cpl of yrs ago so he luck w husband's is not so good
Posted on 5/3/26 at 5:13 pm to bbap
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You don't think there's going to be unresolved issues around her kid's father being dead
It is more than likely the family will first seek counseling. That's a huge step to resolving issues. Every situation is different, but I would imagine the kids would want to see their mom happy again, assuming she chooses a good man.
I know a family that this happened to. The kids are very happy and are close to their step-sibings.
I have a feeling everyone is thinking of some entitled woman with major relationship issues suddenly loses her husband, and she is dancing on his grave. That is not the widow I am referring to, but rather a normal family with everyday challenges that suddenly experienced a tragic loss. They are not resenting one another, but rather grieving.
If I am a good single dude in my mid 30's or 40's, I think I would rather have a widow than a divorcee with baby daddy issues, or a busted single woman who chose a high body count lifestyle in her 20's and early 30's. The widow did not choose to be single.
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