&gt; <i>There&#x27;s even some anecdotal evidence in dating sites&#x2F;posts that single mothers are increasingly more open of their demanding that men &quot;man up&quot; and accept another&#x27;s child&#x2F;children as part of the package.</i><p>If you&#x27;re going to seriously date a single mother, what other option do you have?<p>I&#x27;m not suggesting that you meet the kids on the second date, but if you&#x27;re seriously romantically involved with someone for six months, you&#x27;re not going to be able to continue that relationship with the single parent without having some involvement with the kids, too.<p>It seems crazier to me to have the option of opting out of the kids in this scenario. Do you just live separately until they turn 18?