Easier for single dads than single moms to date?
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Anonymous
| This is my sense. Is it true? |
Anonymous
| I get the sense that it's true as well. Single dad's typically have more time. |
Anonymous
| Of course it is. |
Anonymous
Why? |
Anonymous
| No. A decent looking woman can easily find several men |
Anonymous
| An ok-looking woman is held back only by her schedule, her standards, and her decisions. Literally yesterday, on another site, a woman was whining that men merely want sex, companionship, approval, etc., and women want something "cosmic", "once-in-a-lifetime". She's single because she chooses to be. |
Anonymous
| Depends what you mean by "easier". My parents both had no problems attracting people after they divorced, but my dad had custody so he had less time and interest in dating, while my mom had more time and ability to get out there. I think custody and involvement with kids had more to do with it that whether they were male or female. |
Anonymous
| Not if he has custody or is a primary care-giver. |
Anonymous
Because men generally abandon their kids and only play Disney dad every other weekend. |
Anonymous
+1. Even if this isn't true, no one blinks when they have babysitters, grandma, or ex-wife "cover" their days. Men are supposed to have lives, you know. Women are supposed to facilitate them. |
Anonymous
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No, seriously how you think that. 50:50 custody Also setup an account as a guy and woman on an OLD see what happens |
Anonymous
Because they aren't taking care of kids! |
Anonymous
| Better to say it is easier for the non custodial parent to date. |
Anonymous
And the exDW turns the kids against dad every time. Women initiate the majority of divorces. |
Anonymous
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I think custody is a big piece of it, but I think even with 50/50 custody, there is also the fact that men twnd to want to date ~their age, maybe a bit younger and women skew towards dating ~their age, maybe a bit older.
So let’s say 35yo mom of 2, her prospects are men in their 30’s and 40’s who either have their own kids (so anything serious is complicated by that) or men who don’t have kids, many of whom don’t want kids. And even the men who DO want kids and DON’T have them may want their own biokids and the age of the woman will be a concern. If you are just screwing around then it won’t matter but if you want a real relationship it is tricky. Take the male counterpart 35yo dad of two: his prospects are women in their 20’s and 30’s, many of whom don’t yet have kids and want them, and are young wnough to envision adding a baby to the man’s existing kids with no major concerns. |