Comments on: Snapshot: When you marry a childless man

By: The Pepperrific Life

The Pepperrific Life — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:11:04 +0000

What an inspiring story. Makes me believe in happy ever afters. I have a boyfriend now, and I hope he turns out to be a Tony too .

By: Kari

Kari — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:00:18 +0000

I agree… the only thing I would go further to say is that we together have shown my child this and I’m so proud of that.

By: Kari

Kari — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:59:24 +0000

Oh and yes, my husband is also younger than me by 6 years. WE both forget that little fact all the time so I forgot that it is also a common denominator here.

By: Kari

Kari — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:57:59 +0000

It has been a long time since I’ve read any blogs and I know this is an older post, but, thank you for it.

My husband also doesn’t have kids of his own (yet… we are 2 days away from our due date). His name… also Tony

I really liked this part “Deanna says she’s in awe of how her husband-to-be has adjusted to so much change. For one, he is learning how to parent alongside her kids’ biological father. “Tony has to love them as if they were his own but be prepared to step back at times when it breaks his heart to. I don’t envy his position.”

It is so very true. My very own Tony has done an amazing job at this. He knows when to step back and not step on toes almost naturally and effortlessly. I find it amazing and it is one of the many reasons I continue to love this man!

By: single mom

single mom — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:56:46 +0000

This is a wonderful and heartwarming story. I too am a single mom so thank you for the inspiration.

By: BigLittleWolf

BigLittleWolf — Fri, 20 May 2011 13:23:37 +0000

As a single/solo mom for 10 years, I could relate to this post. I’ve dated off and on during these years – at some points, there was too much going on to date at all; at other points, I managed it for a while.

I was in a serious relationship with one man who had never had kids. It was an interesting process to see how my sons took to him, and he took to them. The fact that he had nieces and nephews certainly helped. He was good with children and liked them. But there’s no question that it takes a lot of time (and patience and understanding) for the person who hasn’t been a parent, allowing him to adjust to what is a very different lifestyle.

I wish this mom much luck. It’s an important topic.

By: Mae

Mae — Thu, 19 May 2011 19:29:03 +0000

I love this post. I am so happy for them. As a single mom in a relationship with a childless man who is my junior this is exactly what I want to read. Thanks for posting this.

By: Joanne

Joanne — Sat, 14 May 2011 18:26:06 +0000

It is so lovely to read that love can conquor all, and it truely can no matter what happens along the path of love, if you really do love eachother you can over come anything including an age difference.

By: singlemomseeking

singlemomseeking — Fri, 13 May 2011 18:29:25 +0000

@Minivan mom: You’re welcome! How sweet that De is one of your closest friends.

By: E. RaMona

E. RaMona — Thu, 12 May 2011 17:16:46 +0000

Wow. This was an encouraging read, as I am soon-to-be- divorced mother of three, (we’ve been separated for over three years). I say encouraging, because, the idea of trying again truly alarms me and I’ve kinda resolved to myself that I wouldn’t, “it’s just too complicated, you know? Especially with 3 children” But this post causes me be honest with myself, (I would like to love again) and I think it may actually be possible…..one day.