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 What about single fathers?  
 From what I see, they are madly popular with some girls if employed, and somewhat so even if not (!). The girls will have to tell us the reasons, but I'd guess its the whole "try before you buy" parenting I mentioned. 
 I'll have to agree with this. It's a fucked up double standard. But waaaaaay back in the day,  I only dated single dads (the ones who had their shit together)

Because they have a kid. You'll know real quick wether he has it together or not. Ie stable. 

But also I kind of want to add, that Society or whatever you want to call it I don't even know. Pushes this damsel and distress kind of scenario on to women. So when a woman is a single mother is kind of like welcomed or accepted for her to be like a damsel and distress if that makes sense? Like she needs someone to save her? 

You get where I'm coming from? Whereas if they would just instill in women like you know be successful and shit not saying some women who are single mothers aren't.

 But women who are career focused and are single mothers they're not praise for that. It's just like haha you have to do that anyways so you're not really given any credit. Where as a guy is patted on the back like oh yeah he's got a kid and he's got a shit together he's a good dad what a good role model

They get praise for it women don't. I don't know tell me I'm not the only one that notices that 
 Many married women if not majority I know work and have a heard of kids at home, so not a big difference.  
 My wife, who's a career woman and a mother, really sets her teeth when she hears about poor useless single mothers on welfare, when she doesn't get any special praise. The double standard is noticed!

Shes's also not a fan of one of my buddies, who's a single dad with shared custody and who seems to have a different Tinder/Bumble girl every time I speak to him! :-D 
 Sounds crazy yeah I thought I was the only one that noticed that 
 So, your woman thinks she doesn't receive any special praise and hates your friend? 
May I suggest an exclusive, I see smoke over there.  
 Depends on people involved, we're all different. Nothing wrong with either.