Re:The rise of platonic co-parenting
by phkahler on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @11:50AM
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I understand raising children as a goal. I can also see raising one you didnt make as a thing. I dont see making such a commitment with a platonic other as much of a thing.
A cynical way to see the woman in the article is that she went and had a good time with the wrong guy - whom she was attracted to - and now is literally looking for a "nice guy" to help raise her kid. The absurd part is that she doesn't even want to bring anything to the table in return and thinks that's perfectly normal.
Re:The rise of platonic co-parenting
by xiphias2 on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @12:25PM
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You can look at this article as an advertisement. Single mothers and gay people will try to use the service. Heterosexual men...probably not so much.
I already see enough single mothers on Tinder, I just unmatch when I find it out, as I'm looking for a girlfriend without children.
Re:The rise of platonic co-parenting
by phkahler on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @02:53PM
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>> You can look at this article as an advertisement.
Thanks, I somehow forgot about that aspect of the internet for a minute. Now the whole thing makes sense. Men=>AshleyMadison like Women=>ThisSite. Both are mostly selling a fantasy.
Modamily is 60% women 22% LGBT, plenty of men in their 30s, 40s, and 50s want to have kids and single.
Platonic co-parenting only really happens when one party is gay and the other is straight. Modamily's mainstream opportunity is connecting straight people who are ready to start a family for romantic relationships.
Would you see it as a similar arrangement, if a woman agreed to raise a child that wasn’t her own?