Would you date a single parent, and why or why not?

[Shrimpenjoyer]

Yes

No

[4ngelic]

might sound kinda bad, but personally I wouldn't. i want a guy at the same lifestage as me (i'm 25) who I can have a normal 20s relationship with. I want someone who has no true serious baggage, like a previous marriage or children. I want to do that with him potentially later, and for it to be as new to him as to me. I don't hate children, but at my age I don't want to be a stepmom, or have a child get in the middle of a normal relationship. besides i don't think i'm mature enough to take care of a child correctly. at my age children are still not that common, so I don't think it's unreasonable anyways. single dads are rare.

[Shrimpenjoyer]

What about previously relationships?

[4ngelic]

that's fine

[Shrimpenjoyer]

Even if he has been in 10+

[4ngelic]

i think that's too much, unless a couple are like short teen romances or something

[Shrimpenjoyer]

What if he has mostly hooked up

[sage2021]

Yes I have back when I was younger and the kids really added to our relationship!

We had fun together and always somewhere to go that I wouldn't have gone otherwise.

I love children and they seem to be fond of me as well.

[InknKink]

I've got nothing against dating a single mom who is simply looking for an outlet while her kids are occupied elsewhere...

but getting directly involved in their kids lives becomes a bit more complicated. I have strong views about raising kids and am not comfortable setting a poor example of how I believe they should be raised by hopping in and out of their lives.

I've been on the flip side of that growing up and it's not a boundary I'm willing to cross.

[Anonymous]

I'm not going to say, "no". But a would take an increased length of time vetting her. Most single mom's are not single moms by accident. I'd have to determines she not one of those first.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, that's fine. I would ask why though

[Shrimpenjoyer]

Ask why about what?

[Opinion Owner]

Why they are a single parent and if the other one is around anymore and if I have to deal with them

[Shrimpenjoyer]

They are a single parent cause it didn't work out, you don't need to ask why cause it's clear.

[Opinion Owner]

The other could have died. They could be in jail. There are lots of reasons why you end up there. No, they are not clear.

[Shrimpenjoyer]

Only to women who worry about everything

[Sweetdreams1950]

I won’t do it because it doesn’t appeal to me.

[Shrimpenjoyer]

You are too young yeah

[Zionne]

nooo