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Based on basic stats, there are supposedly more men than women among 25-35 crowd. But what makes it a real bummer is that there are WAY too many single mothers. And it makes sense. When couples split up the mothers typically take the kids while dads pay their way out and easily re-enter the dating pool.
It seems like a third of women online these days are carrying baggage from prior relationships. Which means that attractive women without kids end up getting the most attention and there is probably 5 comparably good looking guys for every attractive woman.
Any thoughts? The numbers are complete guesses, but you get the idea..
I know quite a few single, child-free, thin, youthful middle-aged women whom none of those guys you're concerned about are approaching. That has a lot to do with why dating is harder for middle-aged men. They make it hard for themselves. There are plenty of child-free single women out there, if that's what they want. But they seem to want a whole lot more than just that.
Based on basic stats, there are supposedly more men than women among 25-35 crowd. But what makes it a real bummer is that there are WAY too many single mothers. And it makes sense. When couples split up the mothers typically take the kids while dads pay their way out and easily re-enter the dating pool.
It seems like a third of women online these days are carrying baggage from prior relationships. Which means that attractive women without kids end up getting the most attention and there is probably 5 comparably good looking guys for every attractive woman.
Any thoughts? The numbers are complete guesses, but you get the idea..
How is dating harder for middle aged men?
Are you talking about men who are divorced and have kids themselves? Seems like it should be no problem for them because, as you said, there are plenty of single moms available that they can relate with because they are in equivalent situations.
Or are you talking about single, never married men with no kids? Not really harder for them either. They are going to have a separate pool of single, never married women with no kids.
I know quite a few single, child-free, thin, youthful middle-aged women whom none of those guys you're concerned about are approaching. That has a lot to do with why dating is harder for middle-aged men. They make it hard for themselves. There are plenty of child-free single women out there, if that's what they want. But they seem to want a whole lot more than just that.
Wow, that doesn't make any sense to me. If they were here in Phoenix, I would have shot them a message!
I said a THEORY. I am not speaking the ultimate truth. Thats why posted this - so that other bitter folks could come on here and express how much of an a##hole I really am.
Evidently, when couples with kids split up, it only produces a glut of single mothers. Not single fathers. It's like magic.
Precisely. My friend is a single dad and he's looking for a woman in a similar place and he has as hard of a time getting dates as myself. I figures it'd be easier for single parents as they approach 40. Lot more of them than us childless folk.
Well, I dont think 25-30 is middle aged.
I think for every single mother there is a single father, maybe several.
If a couple does not have shared visitation, father generally gets the kids on weekend when people normally go on dates.
If by baggage you mean kids, again for every single mother there is a single father or fathers.
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I think I dont understand how your theory results in dating being harder for middle age men.
OP apparently only plans to live 50-60 years, so he's already middle aged by his personal measure. With the choices many of his peers make, he may be onto something.
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If they were here in Phoenix, I would have shot them a message!
It's like magic.
Lot more of them than us childless folk.
