Dating A Divorcé: Is It Better To Couple Up With A Man Who’s Already Been Married?

While unmarried men over the age of, say, 40, aren’t looked upon with pity — as some single women archaically still are — maybe they should be, suggests a report from WABC in New York on Thursday.

According to the local station, men who’ve avoided settling down may be less desirable to women than those who have already taken the marital plunge — then divorced.

I’m typically wary of sweeping generalizations, especially when it comes to telling women what kind of man they should be dating. Though, given how prevalent and accepted divorce is, it makes sense that women today may be less inclined to see a man’s previous relationship as cause for concern — or get turned off by the idea of him having too much “baggage.”

In fact, they might even see some perks to dating a divorced man, as 30-year-old Melanie Berliet, who was quoted by ABC News, has experienced firsthand. The divorced man she is currently dating has “learned from mistakes,” she says.