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Divorced Men Make a Good Catch: Have You Ever Dated Someone Who's Been Through a Divorce?

mrosen814 2012/07/03 21:00:00
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Divorce has become a part of our social fabric, says RSVP's relationship expert and psychologist, John Aiken. "I think the stigma has really dropped away with regards to divorce. There are more people getting divorced than ever, it's something that's commonplace in the media, with celebrities, and kids are growing up with divorce, they're coming from divorced families," he says.

And, according to The Age, there are a slew of reasons supporting the stance that divorced men make a good catch. These include everything from relationship experience to character building. However, the article points out, that individuals and their past relationships should be examined on a case-by-case basis. Have you ever dated someone who's been through a divorce?

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  • Claybern 2012/07/12 21:33:52
    Yes
    Claybern
    And I married her 34 years ago.
  • emilyee 2012/07/09 09:06:20
    No
    emilyee
    Never. But it sounds good.

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  • Erok 2012/07/08 07:46:01
    Yes
    Erok
    Dated several women who were divorced before I met my wife and had some pretty long awesome relationships with some of them....what's the difference in marriage or dating these days its like changing underwear anymore :)
  • Dave 007 2012/07/07 15:20:47
    Yes
    Dave 007
    The older you get the odds increase that you will date a divorced one.
  • YOUR EARTH ANGEL'S REDEMPTION 2012/07/07 04:42:13
    No
    YOUR EARTH ANGEL'S REDEMPTION
    Date? No. Gone out with on a date or a few dates..yeah.
  • The Bee Guy 2012/07/06 19:51:17
    No
    The Bee Guy
    And would not. To many unresolved issues usually! But then I am still happily married at thirty years and counting. If lost my mate, (by death, would conseder dating a widow, If I felt I needed too for company.
  • ♥•judy•♥ 2012/07/06 18:37:21
    Yes
    ♥•judy•♥
    well the girl took his wallet when she divorced him and took ALL the money outta his bank account and then he came comin to me? plz oh.......yeah i forgave him ☂
    butt kick
  • Margaret Jacobson 2012/07/06 16:46:04
    Yes
    Margaret Jacobson
    I dated a "doctor" in 1976 to 1977. He came with enough "baggage" to outdo all the baggage at chicago o'hare & jfk airports COMBINED !!!
  • wpsark_BN_0 2012/07/06 16:14:30
    Yes
    wpsark_BN_0
    +1
    but his crazy ex wife and spoiled children weren't a catch so I let him go.
  • LisaSmith 2012/07/06 15:48:31 (edited)
    Yes
    LisaSmith
    +1
    I married someone who has been through a divorce and so did my husband. I hope neither of us has to go through that again. Who doesn't have baggage?
  • lil_lette84 2012/07/06 13:27:02
    Yes
    lil_lette84
    +1
    Several until I met my husband and they were great guys, but my hubby was the best match for me.
  • dandieselonian 2012/07/06 11:26:05
    Yes
    dandieselonian
    +1
    I was divorced and I would never go through that again , so I hve been living with the same woman for 15 years and life is great without a stupid document .
  • Pele Emerging 2012/07/06 07:02:26
    Yes
    Pele Emerging
    +3
    At my age, men who have never been married probably are not good relationship material.
  • Ian 2012/07/06 04:30:14
    No
    Ian
    +1
    ... though I did have a serious relationship that I thought was going to lead to marriage with someone who had been very promiscuous before she found God.

    Things didn't work out, but we parted on friendly terms.

    And a few years later I married a virgin... now it's been 8 years, 2 kids, and we're still in love! We nurture the love, among other things, by hiring a babysitter regularly and going on dates. I'm a big advocate of "dating after marriage"! ^‿^
  • Tarheel 2012/07/06 04:06:00
    Yes
    Tarheel
    +1
    My boyfriend has been divorced two times. I had been married for 17 years when I found out that my husband was seeing an old girlfriend. I was devasted and had never, for one minute, thought I would ever be in that position. At my age, the odds are that you would meet someone divorced as opposed to being 50ish and never married.
  • Airhead 2012/07/06 04:04:54
    No
    Airhead
    An old highschool sweetheart of mine came crawling back to me after her deadbeat husband (who she split up with me for) stopped caring. I felt like laughing but it was actually pretty sad.
  • Budge 2012/07/06 03:55:39
    No
    Budge
    No, never ran across any who interested me.
  • edlie 2012/07/06 02:46:21
    No
    edlie
    there's no divorce decree in the Philippines..even if we do, i think i won't hook a divorcee! xD


    divorce
  • JenSemPa 2012/07/06 02:04:02
    Yes
    JenSemPa
    +2
    My husband was married once before. He married fairly young (they were both 23) and they divorced after being married 10 years.

    He'd been divorced for 12 years when he met me. We married a little over a year after meeting.

    From the first moment I met him, I pretty much knew. He's been an amazing husband, lover, and friend. I couldn't have asked for a better one!
  • Dave 007 JenSemPa 2012/07/07 15:21:52
    Dave 007
    Lucky.
  • REV 2012/07/06 02:02:23
    No
    REV
    A poorly - worded question! Were you evaluating men only as a possible husband? I am a divorced man who has dated a couple divorced women, and I think that divorced people tend to bring sad life experiences into subsequent relationships.
  • sglmom 2012/07/06 01:55:01 (edited)
    Yes
    sglmom
    +2
    Being divorced myself ..
    I can state that I've had some dates with Men who are also divorced too ..
    needless to say ..
    I'm STILL Single ..

    (they are rejected for a REASON .. too much 'baggage'
    As in .. TRUCKLOADS of Baggage ...
    .. and too little effort to leave it behind .. )

    I'd rather be a confident SINGLE and happily so ..
  • Jim sglmom 2012/07/06 07:30:07
    Jim
    +1
    Agreed. There is also the "trust hurdle" to get over if you have been deceived.
  • sglmom Jim 2012/07/06 08:04:26
    sglmom
    +1
    Definitely truth ..
  • Doc Frank stein 2012/07/06 01:49:43
    Yes
    Doc Frank stein
    +1
    As far as I can recall, I have only ever dated one divorced person ...
    That was mainly because SHE asked me out, and I think we went out twice.
    I have a personal policy that I never knock back a girl when she asks for a date, cos being old-fashioned, it is basically, the guy's job.
    But I told her I actually had a commitment to date a girl 550 miles away.
    Somehow, she didn't realize how true tothat commitment I was, and was disappointed when she asked me something and I had to repeat my position a week or 2 later.
    For some reason, I think she thought I was falling in love with her: but we'd only been out the once or twiceLol!! :)
  • jules 2012/07/06 00:25:35
    Yes
    jules
    +1
    Alot of "baggage" comes with alot of it!
  • None of your business 2012/07/05 22:40:14
  • **StarzAbove** 2012/07/05 22:21:06
    No
    **StarzAbove**
    +1
    No, never have.
  • YOMOMMA 2012/07/05 22:16:41 (edited)
    Yes
    YOMOMMA
    I stopped because staying with this man would get me kicked out of The Church. Paul was born in the same year, couple months apart and single, of the the Catholic Church.
  • justnotsaying (: 2012/07/05 22:09:22
    No
    justnotsaying (:
    +1
    I tried to be friends with benefits with one recently, but it didn't work out. He wanted more than I am willing to give.
  • john 2012/07/05 21:31:53
    Yes
    john
    +1
    been out with quite a few, all had baggage, but nice girls....
  • Ira 2012/07/05 21:16:49
    Yes
    Ira
    +1
    My wife.
  • Sinister Ken Doll™ 2012/07/05 20:59:44
    No
    Sinister Ken Doll™
    +2
    let me tell you right now, my dad has been divorced twice and i think anyone who believes him to be a great catch is an idiot, lol
  • Boss 2012/07/05 20:22:27
    Yes
    Boss
    +4
    with divorces being as popular as marriages, who has not??
  • dr blais 2012/07/05 19:49:43
  • YOMOMMA dr blais 2012/07/05 22:21:51
    YOMOMMA
    You mean that anyone would know there must be a major reason for a divorce and you cannot believe anything they say. ... Depends.
  • dr blais YOMOMMA 2012/07/12 18:45:26
  • Professor Wizard 2012/07/05 19:43:54
    Yes
    Professor Wizard
    +3
    I'm a guy.. and I'm divorced... and I don't have a lot of problems with dates.

    I've also dated several divorced women - - no big deal.

    If you are over 30, the odds are NOT in your favor of dating someone who has never been married... and to that note, the women I dated who were never married, and over 30 years old were all total psycho flakes - and several of them were virgins as well. Most of those never made it past the first date, and none of them went more then 3 dates.
  • Groundskeeper Willy 2012/07/05 19:37:39
    Yes
    Groundskeeper Willy
    +2
    as a former divorcee, I got more sex in 3 months, dating divorced women, than I did in my 10 years of 1st marriage..
  • JCD aka... Grounds... 2012/07/06 06:13:36
    JCD aka "biz"
    lol

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