History Main / SingleParentsAreUndesirable

* ''Series/ThePunisher2017''. Lampshaded with Beth when she tells Frank, whom she's invited back to her house, that she has a son. Ironically as Frank's last wife and children were murdered, his reasons for avoiding commitment are entirely different from what she thinks. Even though Frank decides [[NotStayingForBreakfast to leave quietly the next day]], he runs into her son downstairs and decides to take them both out for breakfast even though Beth gives him the chance to make a discreet exit.

* An episode of ''Series/ICarly'' had Spencer dating a woman who turned out to be the mother of Gibby. He can't get over this and the two break up by the end of the episode. [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] due to the fact Spencer's issue was with her being Gibby's mother specifically, and not just because she's a single mother.

* ''Manga/RistoranteParadiso'': This is why Nicoletta's mother, Olga, abandoned her because, after her divorce, Olga took up with a guy, Lorenzo, who preferred women that weren't divorcees or divorcees with kids. As you might guess, Nicoletta is still bitter about that, even more because, after all those years, Olga still intended on hiding that fact from Lorenzo.

* In the "history of Trunks" special of ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'', Trunks comes home after [[CurbStompBattle trying to fight the androids]]. His mother Bulma sarcastically asks if Trunks is the one who just opened the door or she should change her online dating profile from "single mother" to just "single" because she'd get a lot more matches that way.

** Another example moment in the show is where Barney attempts to woo Anita (played by Creator/JenniferLopez) who repeatedly rejects him as part of her idea that multiple rejections helps empower women against untrustworthy men only looking for sex. Barney replies just saying she had a kid would weed out most dating prospects.

* The made-for-TV movie ''Film/SmallSacrifices'' is a {{dramatization}} of Diane Downs, a divorcee with three children, who tries to seduce a married man. Though interested, the man won't divorce his wife for Diane. Diane concludes that her three kids are hindering her effort, so she shoots them on a lonely country back road, killing one of them, then blames the killings on a carjacker; the testimony of her surviving daughter seals Diane's fate.

* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'': In the BadFuture where Vegeta, Goku and much of the earth's population is long-dead, Bulma asks if [[DidYouDie Trunks got himself killed yet fighting the androids]] or if she can set her dating profile to single, as it gets more responses. Gohan being there too [[StacysMom quickly sends her mind down another track.]]

Dating as a single parent can be difficult for multitude of reasons. Sometimes [[ParentWithNewParamour your kids reject your partner]] and sometimes your partner turns out to be a [[WickedStepmother Wicked Step-parent]]. Other times, just ''getting'' a second (or even first) date is hard because people run away after hearing about your kids. They either aren't ready for kids yet or don't want to deal with the baggage of being a step-parent.

* The made-for-TV movie ''Film/SmallSacrifices'' is a {{dramatization}} of Diane Downs, a divorcee with three children, who tries to seduce a married man. Though interested, the man won't divorce his wife for Diane. Diane concludes that her three kids are hindering her effort, so she murders them on a lonely country back road, then blames the killings on a carjacker.

* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'': Sexpot Roz Doyle has a noticeably harder time attracting men after becoming a single mother.

* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'': Sexpot Roz Doyle has a noticeably harder time attracting men after becoming a single mother following a fling with a college student.

* ''Manga/RistoranteParadiso'': This is why Nicoletta's mother, Olga, abandoned her because, after her divorce, Olga took up with a guy, Lorenzo, who preferred women that weren't divorcees or divorcees with kids. As you might guess, Nicoletta is still bitter about that.

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* Referenced in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'', where Bill dates an attractive single mother who eventually moves in with him (kids in tow). Dale comments that the reason he's able to get with someone so attractive, smart, and kind is because she has kids, and single mothers are more desperate.

* Done for a quick joke at the end of a ''WesternAnimation/TUFFPuppy'' episode. After spending the episode concerned about his mom dating his arch-enemy Snaptrap, Dudley ends up finding out she hit it off with The Chameleon instead. The Chameleon immediately balks on the relationship as soon as he sees Dudley's mom still has kids. The fact that her kid is his enemy seems to be a zero factor in the decision.

* This was the initial situation of the song "He Didn't Have to Be" by Music/BradPaisley, with the narrator, looking back on his childhood, comparing dates that his single mom went on to job interviews before she met the guy who would become his dad, who was the first one who would invite the kid out on the date with her.

Compare to StrugglingSingleMother, for when a single parent struggles financially, and ChristmasCake, which deals with women who can't find a date because of age instead of parenthood. Contrast with MarryTheNanny, in which a person meets their future spouse because of their kids.

* The movie "Film/{{Stepbrothers}}" features a single parent man and a woman who end up meeting, falling in love, and revealing they both have an obnoxious ManChild that has deterred them from finding love for so long because no one wanted to deal with that kind of circumstance. The whole conflict of the movie is about the couple getting married and their respective manchildren butting heads and eventually becoming true brothers.