Reem Mostafa: A Woman of Many Talents, Identity Magazine, March 2020 Issue

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CAN A SINGLE MOM FIND ANOTHER

Chance At Love? by Marwa Rakha

Would a man be interested in a serious relationship with a single mother? How would he feel towards her children from the pervious marriage? How would her children feel about that “stranger” who is about to become a part of their lives? How would she feel about her new obligations towards that man? What if he is a father too? What if the man has never been married before? So many scenarios … so many questions … but the biggest question of all is: does a single mother truly have another chance at finding love? Those who say that her chances are very low base their conclusion on the fact that there are many eligible single ladies out there who are having difficulty finding Mr. Right. They say that men nowadays do not want to get married and that women have grown far more responsible than men. They also say that most men are conservative 36 March 2020

and would feel jealous of the ex-husband or intimidated by the thought of raising kids who are not their own. Then there are those who say that a divorced woman with or without kids has much higher chances at finding love and getting married as


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