I'm Mandy.. I just joined here the other day and I guess I should give you some background before the question. I have always been kind of "sheltered" by my parents and by the sort of things I did in the past (like ballet and figure skating-both which destroy your social life.) Anyway, I'm 21 now and I haven't really dated a whole lot. I did have a few boyfriends but they never really evolved into much. THEN... I met the love of my life and we went out and I thought he was "the one" and he acted like he loved me and said he did.. and everything seemed to be going so well until I found out he was married and older than he told me. Devastation is an understatement. I got pregnant by him, too and I have a beautiful 3 month old now but I don't want anything to do with my ex boyfriend. I feel so used and gullible and stupid.
Anyway, I feel like there is no hope for me now, since I'm a single mom and have so little dating experience and now don't know if I can even trust again. I just feel like I am going to go on forever as a single person. My son means the world to me.. and I'm happy for the most part with my life, but someday I want to love someone. Do single moms have it a lot harder meeting people? If you like a guy and he seems to like you, at what pointe do you bring up the "oh, and by the way, I'm a mom" issue? Does that scare them off usually? I don't know. I would love some advice. Thank you!