Comments by "Nicolae Crefelean" (@kneekoo) on "Dr. Ramani Durvasula Explains Why You Should Not Date Single Mothers | Too Much Drama" video.
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This oversimplifies things. Both men and women can be single parents who are supposed to prioritize their kids - because that's what responsible parents do. Also, them being single can also be caused by their spouses dying - no one is coming back from that. So should we expect everyone to remain single parents, without exception? Use your brain when you date anyone, with or without kids, and don't turn yourself into a statistic. Even if the majority has it bad, that doesn't automatically mean that your future is predetermined by those statistics. The average exists because there's both worse and better. And if you can't understand how someone can love someone else's kids, just remember that adoption exists.
Dating with single parents is obviously way different. But if you marry that person, your spouse would still have to focus on the kids, as if you were in a "first marriage". So what changes, other than living under the same roof? Pay attention to both statistics and people, and treat neither as all figured out.
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