Will lives with his girlfriend and her son so that was where his point of view is coming from. It's funny because I've found since I had my son many more guys are interested in me. Maybe they'll think I should just be desperate for loving so I'll be an easy lay. Or maybe in my social and economic demographic I'm dealing with men who have reached a certain level of maturity and acceptance. They may not want or be ready for a child of their own but they relish the time they spend with my son. Being single now is not a case of a lack of opportunity on my part. It's a matter of my being extremely protective and not wanting to expose my son to any man that may not be there tomorrow for whatever reason. And I have enough male friends who are great with my little dude so there's no need to settle for someone just so he can attempt to be a good role model for my son. I guess it just works both ways. For every reason a guy would have to be hesitant to commit to a serious relationship with a single mom, and I really feel those reservations are valid, I can think of an opposing reason as to why it'd be just as hard on my behalf.
Guess I'm just saying i find it silly to rule people out before you even attempt to see what connection is there in the first place. Life's too short for me to live by rules like that because I never know what you could be missing out on.