[Catholic Canadian]

All you single men out there - never, ever date or have a relationship with a single mother. You are asking for a world of hurt for yourself. Dating a single mother is dangerous as they tend to use their children as battering rams against you. Really, why would you want to cuckold yourself and raise another man’s offspring? You also put yourself at great risk from the real father of the children. Not to mention the mother is morally suspect to say the least.

[dfwgator]

“I’m a charitable kind of guy....I do a lot of work with single mothers, I help them to get their start.” - Steve Martin

[SCalGal]

All you single men out there - never, ever date or have a relationship with a single mother.

Some of us were widowed young. I suppose we're no good either.

[MeganC]

What about widows? Should single men shun widows? Conversely, should single women shun widowed men who have children?

[houeto]

All you single men out there - never, ever date or have a relationship with a single mother.

[Holly_P]

All you single men out there - never, ever date or have a relationship with a single mother. You are asking for a world of hurt for yourself. Dating a single mother is dangerous as they tend to use their children as battering rams against you. Really, why would you want to cuckold yourself and raise another man’s offspring? You also put yourself at great risk from the real father of the children. Not to mention the mother is morally suspect to say the least.

I just had to repost that, as it is the single most stupid thing I've seen in a long time and no, I am not a "single mother".

why would you want to cuckold yourself and raise another man’s offspring?

Wow, is your insecurity ever showing!

[Nowhere Man]

All you single men out there - never, ever date or have a relationship with a single mother. You are asking for a world of hurt for yourself. Dating a single mother is dangerous as they tend to use their children as battering rams against you. Really, why would you want to cuckold yourself and raise another man’s offspring? You also put yourself at great risk from the real father of the children. Not to mention the mother is morally suspect to say the least.

I don't think all are like that, I hope but I had the same thoughts as you because that happened to my best friend. His girlfriend (GF) got mad at him for something and she called the cops on him claiming he abused (physical, not sexual) her kids. The cops came for him and locked him in county jail. His mother, then on dialysis, was in a tizzy. Well, his GF's father set things straight where he said his daughter was lying and they released my friend and dropped charges. Thank God that happened and it "did not grow legs" because no matter if you're innocent, if you're charged with abuse, be it physical or sexual, but later deemed innocent and charges dropped, there still is a stigma there.

I'm single myself and I would advise others to heed your advice. Of course, it also depends how one became single, being married and the husband dying is one thing but if there is a divorce there or separation of any kind, there is a question to be answered, was it him or her that caused it sand how stable is she?

[MamaTexan]

All you single men out there - never, ever date or have a relationship with a single mother.

Scuse me, but I WAS a single mother with twin toddlers. After I met my hubby we dated for a full year before he even met my girls, and we dated for another year before we were married. He knew from the START about my girls.....that was 15 years ago, and not ONCE did I ever 'use them is a battering ram' against him, and he was never at 'risk' from their father...although their father WAS at a great risk of MY kicking his ass back to New Mexico.

Be a bit more careful in the future about where you swing that broad brush, there partner.