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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] Anyone who marries a divorced man with a living ex wife and children is crazy.

Investing in children who are not your own is fundamentally at odds with human nature[/quote]

Kind of wondering what the reaction would be if you reversed the genders here and said “you’d have to be crazy to marry a single mom, it’s fundamentally at odds with human nature”...[/quote]

Most men will not marry a woman with children and they are crazy if they do unless it is spelled out in a legally binding agreement that [b]he is not responsible for any of their expenses.[/b][/quote]

which creates some truly heart breaking situations. It is cold hearted to be rigid about it.

Imagine a kid living in a home worth $1m+ in the suburbs but his dad is poor and has developed mental problems that are going to make it hard for him to keep a job. Mom works and struggled to manage for the family. Mom and dad divorce when kid is a toddler. Mom marries guy who is also divorced and has a son and is well off. Mom and new guy have a child. Step dad is rigid that he is not going to pay for someone else's child. He is a nut about his money not going to her son. Kids are in middle school and everyone sees step dad's bio son has everything he wants. Mom's son lives like a pauper in this ridiculous house. The step sons are close in age and are forced to spend lots of time together. Dad's son has money to do everything while mom's son gets to sit and watch. Mom's son gets to sit and watch his entire life. When mom and step dad have a child, that kid gets new clothes, toys etc. Mom's son does not. Mom's son lives with this his whole life. How is this ok? I've seen this situation twice with my kid's friends. [/quote]

It is really on mom who has brought her son into this situation. Why would you marry a guy like this.[/quote]

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