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[quote=Anonymous]Honestly, in retrospect, I'd say the #1 thing to look for is - have they spent significant amount of time (I'm talking HUNDREDS of hours) around kids and families. Not the niece they see three times a year on holidays and are "nice" to, I mean are they around families on a weekly basis and in their homes helping out with the kids doing the grunt work.

Most men have zero idea what it takes to raise kids. I remember talking to a single guy recently who had all these massive plans for marrying a woman he would start a business and travel the world with. When I asked who would be raising the kids while they did all that, he admitted he never really thought about that and had zero idea. He thought the kids would just run around the house while he and mom worked (yea, no).

Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, the men I've known who *have* spent that much time around kids ended up deciding they didn't want their own, after being faced with the reality of how much a time, energy, and money suck they are. They're much happier being fun uncles.[/quote]

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