MrBigDick
Retired Moderator, PEGym Hero
- Joined
- Jul 26, 2009
- Messages
- 11,313
- Reaction score
- 254
- Points
- 0
- Age
- 55
- Location
- Wherever I choose to be.....
In any man, I find NOT being dedicated to his kids (if he has children) to be a major turn-off. But does being a dedicated dad turn me on? Not in the sense of pushing my sexual buttons. Rather, it makes me admire him and want to know him better. Past that stage, any attraction would depend entirely on how compatible we were, shared interests and opinions, and most of all, on simple chemistry.
One unavoidable fact about being a single dad that influences relationships is that having children takes time and energy. If you are a dedicated dad, you probably spend a lot of time on child-centered activities (even if your kids don't live with you). You probably talk a lot about your kids and what they are doing when they are not around, and spend a lot of time with them when you can. Some women don't deal well with this competition, especially if they don't have children themselves. I remember that before my children were born, I found talk of other people's kids to be insufferably boring. But once I had children of my own, suddenly it was an interesting topic.
Anyway, if you are a single dad I suggest that you look for single moms as potential dates. You might find you have a lot in common (single parenthood if nothing else). I expect that single moms have the same problems finding suitable/interested/patient/compatible partners too. Anyway, can you sort internet dates that way? It might be worth thinking about.
Thank you Batwoman, your words are spot on. In the couple of years it's been since I initially did do the internet dating thing, I've had the opportunity to really figure out what it is I truly want. I have always tended to steer clear of unmarried women without children for the simple fact that they are typically looking for a guy to settle down with and have kids with. That ship has sailed for me. I'm looking for an accomplished, well rounded, intelligent lady who is a single mom that I can form a relationship with and hopefully a family. I'm simply looking for a single mom who's looking for the same thing I am: someone, who already has kids, doesn't want anymore kids and wants to form a relationship with me. As you pointed out and as I figured out through my dating different women, women who have children and are doing the single parent thing as I am KNOW what challenges are involved in raising kids today and that common bond can be used as a tool through which she and I can get to know each other better.
I figure I may be a single dad and while the health, safety and well being of my kids are hugely important to me, I also have my own identity and am my own person and am looking for a woman who can identify with that sentiment and believes that as well. This time though, it's different. I'd LOVE to find the right lady but I'm also ok just being me and being single and I'm very, VERY happy with who I am inside.

