A question: Assuming the situation once again becomes favorable to males for marriage, would you ever consider marrying a widow who already had a child for the purpose of having additional children and raising the child, or if you can't have children for the purpose of raising her son as your own?
I have no interest in single mothers, but widows and their children are a case worth considering, even if to reject; so, I pose this question to you as well.
Personally I cannot recommend marriage at all in modern times unless it's under extremely specific circumstances.
Namely, both of you are committed, baptized and chrismated Orthodox Christians, and known by the priest and community.
And only then under the terms of a Covenant Marriage and where you have done your due diligence on her history and character.
In terms of probabilities I'm guessing at single digit percentages.
Don't be fooled. Those tig ole bitties aint worth it.
