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Posted on 7/8/25 at 12:47 pm to bird35
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1. They want to make a family with someone. 2. They want someone to help them with their existing family emotionally and financially. 3. They have kids who are independent and so now they are focused on having a good time and are looking to share experiences with the person they are dating.
I've lived them all.
#1 going away was my fault for being an idiot. Never got another shot then got older and ended up in #2, literally and figuratively
#2 is sucks and I do not recommend
#3 is my current situation and we are living our best lives. We have grown children and grandchildren who we love but no pets. We do whatever we want whenever we want. It's great
Posted on 7/8/25 at 12:57 pm to fareplay
Guy I worked with had 6 kids, his wife had 4 kids before they met. They were both divorced raising each others kids and made it work. Been together 20+ years at this point. He’s one of the happiest dudes I know.
Posted on 7/8/25 at 12:57 pm to fareplay
1 is too many. screw that.
Posted on 7/8/25 at 1:01 pm to fareplay
Word of warning, if she's a single mom, but the father has custody, stay away. That's a sure sign of the crazy.
Ask me how I know.
Ask me how I know.
Posted on 7/8/25 at 1:03 pm to fareplay
I have been dating a single mom for almost three years who has two kids. Never once has she asked me to pay for anything of theirs. Her kids are great. Guess this is an anomaly.
Posted on 7/8/25 at 1:05 pm to Jimbeaux
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There are many lonely men out there who would be willing to take on a woman with kids if they could feel assured of a loving commitment from the woman, and not just as a fat wallet for her and her kids.
You can be in this situation and still be lonely and broke.
Most women that have relationship issues will never grow out of those issues and i would be super suspicious if a woman radically changed her "type" after falling on her face a bunch of times.
Theres not really any way to paint the picture of a single mother in a positive light unless its a widow or some other bizarre circumstance.
Posted on 7/8/25 at 1:07 pm to fareplay
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New trend on social media where single moms post their (mostly mixed) babies and say if you won’t take care of them, leave me alone.
Now I get maybe you were married before and had a kid but didn’t work out, but at what number is it an auto no? I’d say 3, 2 is the most and only if I was desperate
Honestly, it depends on the person. If I was single and a guy who wanted kids I'd consider the circumstance around the woman. A single mom with multiple kids who just can't get her crap straight (multiple baby daddies, trashy in general, etc.) vs a rock solid mom who had a husband die of cancer or in a car crash are two very different scenarios to me. If she's a great person that unfortunately got widowed at a young age, I wouldn't hold that against her.
Posted on 7/8/25 at 1:08 pm to fareplay
1 is too many. I ain't dealing with that shite
Posted on 7/8/25 at 1:10 pm to fareplay
quote:gross, dude
date a single mom
Posted on 7/8/25 at 1:14 pm to White Bear
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gross, dude
There's a lady at church that we know that has a ton going for her. She's objectively very pretty, she likes sports, she's fun to hang out with. She's about as good of a catch as you'll find in today's dating pool but she and her husband had two kids and he died of I think a post surgery blood clot from a minor procedure in his thirties. It was unbelievably sad. Brought him in for something minor and he just died. Assuming you don't mind kids, you wouldn't even give her a second thought?
Idk man, I know a lot of women who have similar circumstances to her that don't get asked out and I know alot of childless women with personalities so bad that I wouldn't take to them Wendy's for a frosty that get asked out a bunch. If I didn't mind kids and was single, I don't think I'd shrink my options over a situation like I outlined. The pool of candidates is so small already in today's world.
This post was edited on 7/8/25 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 7/8/25 at 1:16 pm to dukke v
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And the man should realize he’s not the priority. If he doesn’t like that then he should not get involved.
if the kids are under 16, they are going to be a priority for her even with married to their biological father. Same should go for the father.
Now when you start getting into adulthood, the balance should shift.
Posted on 7/8/25 at 1:17 pm to Turnblad85
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if a new man in her life has priority over her kids, I wouldn't want to be with a woman like that.
I don’t disagree with that in the least.
But if you’re the guy, go into it with your eyes open.
Posted on 7/8/25 at 1:25 pm to Godfather1
My late wife had A wild 16 year old when we met. I put up with some regular teenage problems. But the wife and I were together for 30 years before she passed. Because I said you deal with your kid the way you think.
Posted on 7/8/25 at 1:27 pm to fareplay
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Date seriously
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Posted on 7/8/25 at 1:28 pm to fareplay
The most important decision in a woman’s life is who she has her kids with, very few decent men are going to want to take over someone else’s mess.
Posted on 7/8/25 at 1:33 pm to dukke v
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My late wife had A wild 16 year old when we met. I put up with some regular teenage problems. But the wife and I were together for 30 years before she passed. Because I said you deal with your kid the way you think.
Sorry to hear that Dukke. I hope this isn't out of bounds and feel free not to answer but how do you pick up and start over after 3 decades with someone? I don't mean to be crude but it's something I think about with my marriage. The only thing worse than picturing a day without Mrs. Cricket is picturing Mrs. Cricket having to pick up the pieces because I'm gone. Death just sucks.
Posted on 7/8/25 at 1:42 pm to JiminyCricket
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Death just sucks.
Some might say it’s the hardest part of living.
Posted on 7/8/25 at 1:48 pm to Harry Boutte
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Word of warning, if she's a single mom, but the father has custody, stay away. That's a sure sign of the crazy.
Ask me how I know.
Frankly, in Louisiana this is as big a red flag as face tattoos or being on the register.
There is no bigger red flag.
Posted on 7/8/25 at 2:00 pm to UnluckyTiger
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that lady is going to be single forever. Wow.
those were my exact words to her
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