Why are there so many single moms these days?
I am a single mom and I look around and find exactly what you are desribing. I have thought about the very same thing. I think it is because e.g. woman can get a divorce easier nowadays and don't have to stay with abusive husbands or cheaters. Also it seems that once women have their first child they mature greatly whereas a lot of guys don't really, they keep acting as if there was no more responsibility than before. And why helping around the house, she did it before... why is it such a big deal now. This is not to blame anybody no offense here. And a third thing is that since this is already the next generation where it is easier to get a divorce children don't grow up with argueing and making-up parents anymore so they don't learn how to do it. So when they are growing up they give up faster and don't try as much to keep a relationship as for example children who learned by seeing from their parents. That's pretty much what I think.
GUYS! Would you date a single mom?
would you date a single mom? YES!!! but dating a single mom varies in many aspects, they differ from the needs and wants. there are strong willed/ strong character single mom who can display a high sense of maturity even in they're 20's, some search for stability with a new reliable partner to date. dating a single mom doesn't mean you have to be the father of the child... its dating per se, but eventually can also be one deep relationship if you're goin to ask how will it work... there are men who are responsible enough to handle a relationship and i don't think the child would be a problem or the past issues of the single mom. would you date a single mom? YES!!! there is no "they live happily ever after" cliche here... here's the bright side of the benefits... the single mom will feel the redeeming second chance, maybe failed the first one but this will be her victory, she'll feel how special she is amongst other single women. so for the single mom.. you need to weight every areas, dating as casual relationship with benefits is different from relationship that deals with deep responsibilities such as family. ascertain your level... do you need or want a husband, a boyfriend, a companion, a sex partner, or just a plain guy friend. for the men.. i'll answer that later... ^_^
Why are there so many single moms in America?
There are many reasons for these statistics:couples splitting - not every union works out, and largely females get custody of kidsonly one parent remains - if the other parent becomes deceased or loses parental rights (abuse, incarceration, addictions); unmarried people are counted as single parentscouples not marrying - reasons vary from tax implications to custody arrangements to prenup agreements to personal decisionsmarrying age - statistically, females are better off having offspring before their 40th birthday, so if a female is still single by that time, and is well-to-do (stable career, home, savings, etc), she will be able to have a child on her own, and that's exactly what ends up happeninglack of planning - here, it's the portion of the kids which are unplanned, however mothers choose to keep themadoptions - parents can choose to adopt a child, thus becoming a single parentsocietal pressure - linked to the marrying age point: there was a time when a single mother meant either a female of loose morals or a female who had lost a partner, and societal pressure was to see a female duly married and "taken care of", well, it all changed since females now can work and take care of themselves, thus eliminating a hassle of a relationshipYou also have to take into account the difference in the population - unless we're talking about China or Russia , there is no population equivalent to US, thus more of everything will happen here: from seemingly large proportion of single parents to greater number of companies. (Just an example).
Is It True Single Moms Are the Easiest Lay?
How sad. You guys must be real boars with such little to think about. Keep listening to the guys fellow and you'll be scratching your crouch all the time in no time.Ha, and you will deserve it. Look at yourselves, what makes you think any gal wants the likes of you. Your so cool, clever & charming. Right !! What a joke. I would love to be a fly on the wall and watch this great act. As for single Moms, Bless their hearts, they married losers , run away Fathers or their Wonderful Husbands are deceased and jerks like you are out there looking for an easy lay, You lazy scum. Go screw each other,you horny half dead low life. Grow up and find yourself a lady and stop the acting cool crap. Your disgusting. I hope if you find a tramp out there she leaves you a long lasting memory and pukes all over your nasty body. Have a Lousy New Year, Your on the track for it. Good Luck !!
Would you date a single mother?
I have had relations with a beautiful girl a year older than me. We just spoke today for the first time in about a year. We were doing well and at the time she had one kid. She is a wonderful mother and her kid is a sweetheart. She is everything that I wanted. We cooked some kick ass dinner and played with her kid until he went to sleep. Once he would go to sleep we would watch movies and go to sleep. With as much as I work, I couldn't picture a better Saturday night.Things kept going well until the father of her child wanted a second chance. She came over one afternoon and cried her eyes out telling me that she was sorry but it's the best for her kid. I was upset but I fully understood and encouraged her to do what is best for her child. We stopped talking until she called me about 2 months after she got back with the father of her child. She called to tell me she was pregnant. Normally I am all for sex. I'm a man, that's all we care about right? I told her that I wouldn't have sex with her until I knew we were exclusive and her child wasn't around. Because of this we never had sex so I knew the child wasn't mine. She was pregnant with the boyfriend she has just got back with. Now she has 2 kids and wants to pick up where we left off.I'm not sure the exact reasoning behind it, but I do not have desire to continue pursuing anything with her. Nothing past friendship level. I honestly don't know if it is because she has two kids now or if it is because I'm worried she will just cut me off again.I would date a female with 1 child that wasn't planned. Any more than that would be iffy, but I am a 20 year old trying to figure life out. I need to worry about my own life before I worry about a woman with 2 kids.
Why don't single dads have as many programs as single moms?
Hello There... Fellow Single dad here.I agree with the thread starter 100% here.I am 34 years old with Sole Custody of my 7 year old son.His mom walked out on us a number of years back to be with her new man in the airforce.She pays no child support and hasn't see her son in almost 5 years. Not too bitter about it, but it is what it is...When she first walked out, I tried applying for financial support from local programs like WIC.Since WIC is only for Women, Infants, and Children, neither my son nor I was eligible for any support through the local WIC office.Child support is a joke too. After spending countless hours with my attorney and the child support office, I was entitiled to 13 dollars a week.. despite being entitled to this amount, I still have not seen a single dime from my son's mother... With the fees my attorney charges, I figure I will never be able to re-coup the costs through child support.Single mothers can also apply for financial assistance with continued education as well. When I inquired about this with the local university, I was denied due to my gender.Being a single parent is extremely difficult work. We need to be both mom and dad to our children.In the image of society, it seems single mom's have it more difficult than single dads; but nothing could be further than the truth. Single dad's must maintain a career and care for the child without the support of the child's mother.Not saying these programs should not exist to support single moms; but in this day and age of equality, what is offered to single moms should be available to single dads as well.-A struggling single father
Why does it seem only single moms like nice guys?
Yes, I've figured it out now that younger women like bad boys and older women like nice guys. Younger women are stupid enough to think the bad boys are going to be providers and they'll be able to ride around town on the bad boys' Harley showing them off to their girlfriends making them jealous. Just yesterday, I turned down a woman who expressed interest in me. She's a single mother with two kids. First of all, I'm not keen on raising someone else's kids or being a second stringer in the relationship, and I sure as hell don't want to deal with her ex-husband when he gets out of prison. I tried hooking up with her 5 years ago, but she gave me that whole speech "Well you're a really nice guy, but I'm just not that into you." Then she got involved with some dipshit with a criminal record a mile long thinking she could fix him. I told her he was no good for her, but then she didn't listen. So now she wants me now that she can't find another man! Yeah! Now she wants me because she doesn't have a male role model for kids, and her boyfriend is an ********. I told her, "Sorry, Honey! You had your chance and you blew it." I know that sounds calloused, but I think I just gave legitimate reasons not to get involved with her. I'm not crazy about kids, so I'm actually doing her a favor. Am I just being cynical or do nice guys really always finish last? It seems logic doesn't tie into female psychology in our society until about the age of 35. Unfortunately, by that time, they've already been divorced and dropped out a couple of kids. There must be something about postpartum or pre-menopause that finally triggers all the neurotransmitters to the rational parts of their brains. Then there are those like my older sister who's 40 and never get it. I keep wondering how many sticks of dynamite I'll have to blast into her ears before her thick head finally clears up. So why is it only single moms are attracted to me when I'm thinking with the bigger head? I imagine their stupidity is how they wound up being single moms in the first place. Do I need to travel to the Far East and find a traditional Oriental girl? Do I need to go out and start robbing liquor stores and get a tattoo saying, "Born to Lose" across my chest? Or will I have to wait until I'm 50 until all the women in my dating pool have grown kids?
Why do single moms have a bitter attitude?
Um, I think that for a certain amount of time (particularly when the child is young), the single mom has every right to be bitter and angry. My best friend is a single mother, and for the first couple of years of her child's life, she was angry that her ex-fiance 1) Verbally abused her, 2) Didn't believe the child was his even though she had never been with anyone else, 3) Ran up their credit cards and didn't pay them, leaving her with massively damaged credit, 4) Watched her work two or even THREE jobs to support them while frequently being out of work himself, and never trying all that hard to find a job, and 5) To this day has expressed no interest in seeing his child, even though the boy turns 5 next month. Yes, my best friend put herself in this situation, and she sees that now, but he still had no reason to treat her like that. He was actually a nice enough seeming guy at first... abusers usually are. The worst of it started happening shortly before she became pregnant, and she left him before the baby was born, because by then he was showing his "true colors" about the kind of guy he really was. When you've loved someone who has led you to believe they care about you, and they make all kinds of promises to you and then fail to live up to them, it's pretty darn hard not to be angry when they let you down... and it's also pretty darn unfair to judge unless YOU have been in that situation.