I'm a 52 year old guy with a 5 year old son. He lives with me most of the time, every weekend and 3-4 nights a week. It's my experience that most women my age are beyond the point where they want to be involved with the raising of such a young child. And the women who are young enough to be interested in that are not interested in a man my age. Is that what I have to look forward to?

depends on what you`re looking for a mother for your child or a lover,..

no one can replace the child`s mother,..

but if you find someone who truly loves you,..she will most likely love the child as well,..

i agree with this

I double agree

I must agree with May777 on this.

But now you will very well run across women around my age that have raised their kids and have gained their freedom for the first time. And do not see it in the future raising another child.

But that is never wrote in stone for if a woman falls in-love with you she would see your child as only part of the package and not a burden nor something to shy away from.

Myself it bothers me more dating someone that is in their 40's or older and have not had kids but still would like to have them. For those are the ones to me that are completely off hand due to I no longer can provide that wish for them and even if I could at my age would not.

But truth is I do not look for someone that has small kids still due to mine are grown and my youngest just graduated college yesterday.

But if it was to happen that they in fact had smaller children and they were the one that caught my eye I would not in fact turn them away because they had small children instead I would take one day at a time to see if in fact if it could maybe work out.

But then it all determines how and what one is looking for if they are looking for a mother or father for their kids it will never work out no one can replace a child's parent.

So it really all depends if one tends to expect another to take care of their children and in fact do their job for them or if they actually have full control of the situation and sees you as and someone to help enhance what you in fact have with your kids.

Mutha lover

may has advised.

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so well put, I hope that you can find someone that will love you and your son in time.

I will admit when I first came out on the dating scene I was adament on not dating someone with Children. I have changed my mind on this now. I have to say that no one can replace that child's mother, they can be a friend. I personally have had a relationship with a man that had 2 small children I found that because I had already been through it and actually some of my granchildren were older than his childrent it was so much easier and more relaxed being around him and his children. I found that I could anticipate what his children were going to do next. I actually found after that relationship I missed the kids very very much. The children was one of the reasons I stayed in the relationship a lot longer than I should have.
So in the end there will be some who will not want to do it again then there will be others that will.