Does being a single parent make you less or more dateable ?

had a friend ask me about this. I have only adult kids but she has two in school around age 8 and 10. She said a lot of men are turned off by this, so I wanted to ask what you think of single parents when it comes to dating prospects esp if your children are young (under 15)?

As a guy, will you date a woman with young kids?

As a woman, will you date a guy with young kids?

Does it change your perspective if you have young kids yourself compared to if you don't?

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Starcrossed · 41-45, F

Being a parent doesn't make someone less dateable to me by just that fact alone.

If I were single, I wouldn't want to date someone who was a parent who had a contentious drama filled relationship with their ex, someone who consistently badmouths their ex, or anyone who didn't have 50/50 shared custody without a really good reason why.

I also would be very leery of someone seeking to date me because I was already a parent.

zonavar68 · 56-60, M

@Starcrossed Why women are not interested in me as a hard-working single parent doing shiftwork around parenting is because I have 'published standards' ie. my family and parenting won't be sacrificed for the sake of a relationship. I'd prefer to remain single if a woman will not accept everything about me as a package deal. I have part-time care of my daughter, and work part-time around that. End of story. I take people at face value and respect what someone 'is' not what they purport to be.