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Pros & Cons Of Dating a Single Parent
What’s it really like to date a single parent?
You’ve met the person of your dreams. Funny, intelligent, kind, hardworking — they’re perfect! And then they drop that bomb on you.
They have a kid. Or two or three kids. They’re a single parent.
You don’t have kids. You’re not even sure you want kids. Or you want them, but you want them to be your own. You didn’t plan on some half-baked Brady Bunch future. Now what?
First, you take a breath and calm down. Dating a single parent isn’t that complicated or a big deal. Next, you take a few minutes to go over these pros and cons of dating single parents before you run screaming into the night.
Pro: We really like you
As single parents, we have very limited free time. If we’re choosing to share that time with you, it’s because we really do like you. We don’t waste our time with someone we hate or aren’t interested in when we could spend it with Netflix, friends, or all alone.
You won’t have to question why we’re dating you. It’s got nothing to do with your career, your…
