This is why parents should stick to dating other parents. Everyone grows up wanting to be special to someone, to have a REAL partner. Gonna always put the kids first? Be prepared to be rejected by a lot of childless singles. Yeah, what parents don't realize when they say the kids will always come first is that a single person hears "Well, if you were dying on the side of the road at the same time my kids wants an ice cream cone, sorry but you'll be on the losing end". Yep. Maybe that sounds extreme, but if you're going to use such extreme words (i.e. "always"), be prepared for the backlash. Yes, I know the rebuttal is going to be "I didn't mean THAT!" but you said it....don't blame me (and any other single person on the face of the planet) for using the dictionary definition of "always" and not attempting to mind read or decipher your own personal interpretation of the word.

Thank you for this! I have been saying that for a long time, I have rejected single parents always *****ing I can't get a date. I told one in the past not coming 2nd to your kid I do agree single parents need to stick with single parents period.