Single Dad Dating

How much of a deal breaker is being a single dad as far as dating is concerned? I have an 8 year old son and I'm looking to get into dating again. My wife passed away 6 years ago and I think I'm ready to make the plunge back into the dating pool. I'm fairly well rounded, above average looks, I'm tall, I have a really good career, but I'm afraid being a single parent is going to make me not desirable to any women.

I kind of think this because the moms at my kid's school don't really respect me at all. Whenever I go to a PTA meeting, I get tons of jokes about where's my wife or whatever. They kind of think of single dads as a joke or something. Is this common among most women?

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Look those stupid bitches dead in the eyes and tell them your wife died. There’s no reason they need to make those jokes countless times.

As for your child, most women won’t care. Also, I guarantee you that you can find someone who will accept your child, just be smart about it. Try a single mom and if you’re looking for a younger model, try some young thing who likes kids, probably in some early childhood programs or whatever.

T: a child behavior therapist who bones her single father neighbor

Fuck those moms, single dads are cool. I think most women are fine with it, its more of an age thing I think. I would wager that the large majority of women over 25 are fine with this.

pta women are most likely entitled bitches with nothing better to do than to brag and assert their fake ass authorities over others. They also over react like pussies. You are a man. You fucking took control and are raising a child while tending to adult responsibility. Do your best to find what is right for you, just be sure to be you and do the best u can. Next time these bitches give u trouble, fuck their husbands to prove that you can do better than them while asserting your own dominance over them

I would KILL for a single dad. I love kids but can't be pregnant, so I'm hoping to find someone who already has one/some. lol.

Ah yes, the soft misandry and fragile femininity of the modern woman. Of course you can't just be a dad that cares about his child.

>Whenever I go to a PTA meeting, I get tons of jokes about where's my wife or whatever
Yeah women absolutely hate when a man shows that they can parent as well as a woman.

You should tell them your wife died, OP. Women are complete suckers for a sob story. You would become the Chad of the PTA.

No offense, I'm sure you are a good guy and sound like a good dad, but I wouldn't date that.

Hey, user. I want you to know that, although I can't give you a lot of advice on this subject, I really appreciate and respect you.

My mom was an abusive asshole, and she pretty much abandoned me for a lot of my life. My dad raised me pretty much on his own. He made a lot of sacrifices for me, and although I hated him marrying my stepmom at first, it had more to do with issues I had, and the hate in my heart.

Never lose hope, my man. Stay strong. Raise your boy well, and make sure to let him know how much his mom loved him.

I think dating will be very different than the parenting scene. If it makes you feel better my female friend always has trouble with parenting meetings too. Some groups are very catty. I think it's just because you stand out in a way rather than that you're a man.
Don't let them give you shit for it. And never feel bad. It's their problem.
As a single woman in my early thirties that just got out of a longterm relationship and started dating again... it's not a dealbreaker but it does make things more complicated.
I've never been married and I don't have children but I really want to. I'd have to be with someone that is excited to be with me and experience those things with me for the first time. Lots of the men that I've dated that are divorced seem kind of jaded. They've done it before and aren't enthusiastic about doing it again. I am somewhat sensitive and it would really suck the joy out of my life to be with someone like that.
They're probably better off dating someone that is also divorced and either already has kids or doesn't want any but doesn't mind that you have a child.
It does work out! One of my good friends had a longterm boyfriend with a daughter and she formed a really close relationship with his daughter as well.
If anything I think you're probably in a better position than me. There aren't that many people that have never married and want children but don't have any, I feel like an anomaly. You're probably got a lot more in common with people and that will help with finding what you want.
I wish you luck! Just keep looking. There are so many people I'm sure you can find someone.

Sounds to me they're scoping you out but are the sort of entitled sort that doesn't really know how to have game. But at the same time some women can be snakes, especially in that 40 yo range.

Regardless, you just go out there. If people will discount you just because you're a dad then you don't need to bother wasting your time with them. Don't hide it, don't be ashamed, just look for a chick who gets it.
Fair notice, though, you're probably gonna be dating a single mom, that's just kind of where the understandings land.

Nope. Very few think think being a single dad is a joke. And people joke about stuff in social settings. It’s a human thing to do. You definitely need to be dating again, you’ve lost some social skills.
And not everyone is into kids or other people kids, but you’ll also find people who likes it. That’s what dating is for, figure shit out.

I should think that for any woman interested in eventually having a family, a single dad checks a lot of boxes, because you start off looking like a guy who's responsible and able to contribute towards raising children.

>8 years old son
>kotori poster

fucking based

I think this largely depends on OP's age, and what hes looking for. Im a single dad with a 7 year old son, but im also 26. In my experience the message this sends is one of irresponsibility and poor choices in my past (which is fair and accurate). This makes for low market value in the dating world. If youre also not looking have or take care of more children, its a very tough spot to be in.

You'd have a much better chance if you ditched the kid and got a dog.

You think you got it hard. Try being single with two kids and their father is involved in their lives.

Some guys can get past me having children but soon as they find out the father is still around some they ghost me. Like the closest I came was a guy I dated 6 months and then introduced him to my kids but then he met my kids father at a soccer game and he excused himself and left early and never heard from him again.

I wouldn't mind it as long as he wanted to have children with me.
I think many single mothers wouldn't mind either.

Also, I'm really sorry for your wife and I hope you find happiness soon.

>Look those stupid bitches dead in the eyes and tell them your wife died. There’s no reason they need to make those jokes countless times.
Yeah, you need to assert moral dominance over the petty women so they stfu.

I'm 18 and I wouldn't mind dating a single dad. I love kids.

You'll be fine. It makes you seem responsible and mature and bitches dig daddies. Plus don't take this the wrong way, but your ex not being around anymore is actually going to make you more desirable. I think most women are more hesitant to deal with an ex-wife than to deal with a child.

I'd love being with you desu

If you are tall, handsome, good job, and at a PTA meeting and the women are making little jokes about where's your wife it's probably them trying to find out about you dumbass. If you would have just told them your wife passed away you probably would have already banged through half the single moms at the school. You must be one dense motherfucker.