[olderisbetter44]

This is a tough situation for me. I generally don't want to look for a relationship with a single dad because there is too much difficulty in raising step-children. I have been there/done that...got the shirt.

However, I do find myself attracted to young men with children and I have, I think, pushed one away because he had kids, which may not be fair on my end.

I will give 2 examples from my own life. I was at the mall and there was a very HOT guy with a little boy and I was so increadibly attracted to him and he kept looking in our direction. I was with my own 23 year old who is very beautiful and my 5 year old and, having some issues with self-esteem, I couldn't imagine that he would have been looking at me but thought he was probably looking at my 23 year old daughter. I couldn't stop looking at him though and I made a comment to my daughter, who knows my cougar tendencies and doesn't really approve of them. She was not really attracted to him and I still wonder if he could have been looking at me and wish I would have had the guts to go talk to him.

The other situation was New Year's Eve. I took my 5 year old to an indoor water park in my area and I saw a very nice and attractive young man with 3 children. The baby was a doll and she actually facilitated a conversation between me and her dad. She put her hands out to me and wanted me to hold her. She was so adorable and I do think he was interested in me but I backed off because I couldn't think about getting involved with someone with young children, especially three of them. I still wonder if I made a bad choice there too. He was so nice and polite and handsome.