What’s your take? Would you take seriously dating a single parent or would you do it just for temporal fun? Should people with kids date just people with kids?
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I have but I did not like it.
I’m used to doing whatever I want whenever I wanted but being tied down to the availability of babysitters made my panties bunch up.
Casually, sure.
Seriously, if the stars aligned in every other way, then maybe. Children aren’t in my plan.
I wouldn’t date either of my parents.
That’s okay I’ll date your parents for you.
Hi dad/mom
Depends a lot. I guess the short answer would be yes, but as a single with no children I must admit it would initially make me feel uncertain.
Edit: thus is just my personal take. I believe it’s nobody’s business to say who should date who, each to their own.
Depends on the relationship with the kid and what expectations are for me.
I did. We got married and had two more. In retrospect, I think she would not choose over 30 years of active parenting. I am really enjoying how close I am with my kids and, while I’m still close with and important to 2 of the older 3, their dad is still their dad.
Of course, it’s much easier when they’re single.
Sure, both my ex-wife and my wife were single mothers. If you like children you can get friends for life even if the relationship doesn’t work out.
Nope! I don’t really like kids and don’t want them. Part of the reason why is I don’t think I’d be a very great parent. To reasonably date someone with a kid, there would need to be some level of commitment also towards the kid and I simply do not want that.
Yes - dating is ultimately just “do i match with this person, like them, and can we get along together enough.” but the odds of me dating them diminish when increasing the amount of kids they have and increasing how messy their ex’s involvement is.
Edited-To-Add: coupling yourself to a romantic partner is also coupling yourself to their friends and family, but while you can choose not to see your in-laws every christmas or hang out with your wife’s girlfriends, you can’t reduce contact with a S.O’s live-in children or crazy exes (assuming the ex has shared custody)
Absolutely. I’m also a single parent. However, my kids are big and independent. I’m not interested in replacing an absent parent or drama or starting over from littles. I have a career, I’m financially stable and content alone. So a partner would need to add to my life. I don’t think it’s impossible; I do think it’s unlikely. Kids themselves are not an outright no. Blended families can be beautiful.
Since I’m childfree, dating a single parent is a non-starter.
If I was not childfree, I think I would be open to it.
Wouldn’t be my first choice, but possibly.
I don’t want kids of my own but I love kids! I would LOVE do date a guy with kids. Bonus points if he is a widow.
Yes. I’m gay and kind of open to having children, so a partner having children (but me not being a primary parent) could be a nice balance.
