Being A Single Parent Has Made Me A Better (Future) Husband

Being a single father is an odd ball of wax.

For one, nearly all of the things that would count against a single mother almost have no bearing in my life. The double standard is insane. A woman with children is often avoided by most men—unless he has kids of his own—whereas having even a young child (my daughter is two) hasn't been a detriment at all when it comes to meeting women. Doing the right thing and being a responsible and active father is not only applauded, it wins me points. It's attractive to women that I not only want to be but am so actively involved in my daughter's life. For single mothers, it's just an expectation. My Son And I Are Dating My Boyfriend

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I've been out with my daughter at the park and women have come up to me and said that my daughter is gorgeous and that they'd like one too. Women seem to look at my daughter as if she's my resume: here is what Panama Jackson brings to the gene pool; here's an actual physical manifestation of possible offspring with him. Oh, and my daughter is adorable, believe that. And that's not just the flesh-n-blood talking. I can't imagine that any man would even half-heartedly look at a woman with a child and think, you know, I need to have one with her because my child would be great looking.

I always assumed that women would be turned off by my having a child but to date, only one woman polled told me that she wouldn't date me because of my daughter, and that was specifically because she was intimidated by the fact that I have more child-rearing knowledge than she did. I don't have to get with that, but I do respect it. 12 Relationship Red Flags