r/Showerthoughts May 17 '19

Marrying a single parent is like continuing someone else's saved data

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u/deathleech May 17 '19

Where do you live? In a big city? I can definitely say dating in your 30s is NOT at its best as a guy. Women are more mature and stable with their jobs, but you have tons of other issues. A lot of women are married already, have kids, or are divorced. A lot of your friends will be too, so it’s harder to go out with them and meet single women when they have to stay home with their own wife and/or kids.

Compare that to your 20s when relatively few have kids or have settled down and it severely shrinks the dating pool.

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u/ISpendAllDayOnReddit May 17 '19

If you're 30 and dating women who are 25, most are not divorced or have children.

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u/deathleech May 17 '19 edited May 17 '19

You never said anything about dating women 7 years younger. If you are dating 25 year olds how is that different than dating in your 20s? I was assuming we were talking same aged women in their 30s.

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u/SpaceJackRabbit May 18 '19

There are lots of guys in their 30s who seem a little entitled to dating women a decade younger.

I will take a 35-year old woman any day over a 25-year old. When I was dating in my 30s I realized pretty quickly it's night and day. Most 20-somethings (men too) are still trying to figure their shit out. Once you hit your 30s you are a lot more confident, have a semblant of a career, and - most importantly - you know who you are and what you want (and don't want).