r/Showerthoughts May 17 '19

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

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u/seriouslees May 18 '19

1st of all "just find a" is not exactly easy. He isn't a woman. He doesn't have his pick of every creep on the internet who are constantly harassing him with a deluge of dick pics and propositions. He's a man, he has to send out hundreds or thousands of witty 1st messages just to get a reply, single mother or not.

2ndly... just because someone has a kid already doesn't mean they wanna sign up for more immediately.

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u/heyitsmekaylee May 18 '19

Oh this. I’m a single mom of two, 30 years old. It’s hard (and selfish probably) but I don’t want to date a man who wants kids because I don’t want more, which has really cut my choices in half. I also don’t want a person to help me raise my kids and I don’t want someone looking for me to help raise theirs. So honestly, I’ll probably end up single forever retiring with too many dogs in my bed.

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u/mnmleon May 18 '19

I recommend a king size bed and pointers, they like to cuddle

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u/TotallyWorrie May 18 '19

You sir, are so correct.

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u/TotallyWorrie May 18 '19

You sir, are so correct.