Single moms don't bother me. I like kids. I'm actually an overgrown seven year old so we get along great.

It is the single moms with other boyfriends or stalker boyfriends that bother me. Those clowns just seem to "show up" at the most inoportune moments.

Then there are the "single moms" who are not quite single yet but forgot to mention that fact.

because they do not know any better

LOL, I'm a single woman and I don't have kids. So say "some" single women, not "most." :)

I love kids - two! not counting nieces newphews and cousins, but the fact of the matter is that having a family - especially if you're relationship-ing into one is a whole lot different than having a girlfriend or wife or husband. there are responsibilities not to mention chauffeur duty. if they guy or girl is not ready to take on these responsibilities then it is a non-starter.

With a really cute tummy.

I don't mind, suppose some are scared off by the responsibility thingy whatchamacallit...but not I says Batman

Perfect example of yes I have children, but do not allow MY personal life interfere with them. I'm not looking for a subsitute daddy and don't want to have to deal with dating and the whole attachement issues for kids. Keep them as separate as possible and a whole lot less confusion

Im 18 and the 2 criteria i have about dating is that girls are around my age and dont have kids, i dont think id wanna date the kinda gal who got pregnant at 15, In a decade from now dating women my age with kids wont be an issue but now? NO WAY

I prefer single moms...I have a child...

I will not date an Mom Whos Is Not Single.

Good idea.

Yea, girls my age with kids is kinda scary..

For me, dating is not at all about finding a father for my son or a man who will help me raise him. My son has a father, whom he stays with every other week. I can raise him just fine. However, my son would benefit from my having a positive, loving relationship from which to model and learn from. We both deserve that (my son and I), and most likely need it.

Any man who has the opportunity to be part of my son's life will be enriched, in my opinion. And I would never allow him to meet anyone who I did not think would, in turn, also enrich his life. My son will gain a friend and partner, and my SO will not be expected to do anything more than he is wanting to do, and I am okay with.

The primary parental role will always be mine. It is not okay to expect discipline and childrearing from my SO, and children over the age of four or five can't accept that person fully into a parental role anyhow. It's just child development.

The primary relationship is with me. The balance with my son is a learning process and a positive experience~ not a burden.

i have found that once you hit your thirties that most men and women are single parents. and now days the single parents aren't looking for a new parent for their child or children. all they want is to be loved and wanted for who they are and what they can bring to a relationship. kids are just a extra blessing to it all. i have dated men with kids and with out, and if that starting spark isn't there you have nothing any way. usually a guy knows about my son shortly after talking to me. i haven't had one run because of that.

i have no problem at all with dating a woman with kids but she better be able to keep control of them!.it pisses me off more than anything when a single mom talks about how much she loves her kid/kids and how much time she spends with them and than when you meet them,the kids just run wild.i'm like "i take it you don't spend time teaching them about manners and respect?"

true and that goes both ways, but also keep in mind that kids will be kids

And kids tend to act out when meeting someone new.