Would you date a single mom?

[Anonymous]

Out of curiosity...would single men without kids date a single mom? Have you? Why or why not? How did it go?

[Anonymous]

Date? Yes.

Marriage? No.

[Anonymous]

If I was a single mom I would stay away from men without children. Those single guys are way too much drama!

[Anonymous]

Nah. Not available often enough. No future in it anyway since I wouldn't marry her.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely no.

[Anonymous]

I'm a woman dating a single dad with 2 girls. Why not? He has them Tuesday, Thursday, and every other weekend, in addition to attending some activities when he doesn't have them.

[Anonymous]

Date? Perhaps. Marriage? No.

The bottom line is that the kids are going to be the top priority (as they should be). That makes establishing a long-term healthy relationship much more difficult.

If the guy has children of his own, that changes the paradigm a bit because both partners are at the same starting point.

[Anonymous]

Hey ya single moms need love too. We’re good people!

[Anonymous]

Depends more on the individual woman than a kid or not.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely but I’m a single father. Our priorities are the same.

[Anonymous]

I dated two single moms when I was single and childless. I didn't consider a long term future with either but mind you I was in my mind 20s.

[Anonymous]

Would not have when I was younger.

As divorced dad with 50/50 custody I do.

[Anonymous]

I have 2 kids. I dated a never been married, no kids man for a few months. He was way too interested in becoming a family very quickly.

[Anonymous]

Never.

[Anonymous]

I’m a single mom dating a single dad. Things were good at the beginning because his ex took the kids a few times per week. She now hasn’t seen them at all in two months and there’s zero time to even try to be a couple. I was getting more sex at the tail end of my marriage. I’m about to bail.