I could tell some stories also. Suffice it to say, I dipped into the Single Mother pool a few times after my divorce. The reality is that these women are desperate, and will do just about anything to get a decent man. I had two that were 17 years younger than me, and one that was 9 years younger. One of them was willing to invite other women to join us. Real freaky. Another was a Romanian whose father was a big Communist leader, but she let her kid run the house. Another had 3 kids by 3 different fathers, and wanted me to be their surrogate Daddy. But in EVERY CASE, they were crazy, and not worth it. I felt like I was poaching on another man's land when it came to the kids.
I have a brother who made the mistake of marrying a woman with 3 kids. He spent over $100K in legal bills for her fighting her ex-husband. The Courts actually forced him to give up his job in NYC and move back to Texas. It will be another year before the step-twins finally graduate high school, and he doesn't have the burden of supporting another man's children. He's looking forward to dumping his house in Southlake and downsizing. He did draw the line at paying for her kids college.
Older divorced women will lay down on a bed of gravel and are VERY GRATEFUL. But I don't like retreads, and the emotional baggage is extensive.
Recently, I've developed a relationship with a never married, no-child woman in her 20's who is the same age as one of my kids. A much better situation IMO. If my kids don't make me a grandfather soon, I may beat them to it and start up a new family brood.