Not a new thing but not necessarily common either around here. I am a single father and I have a four year old daughter.

I was like any other brainwashed simp when I met her mother. I accidentally got her pregnant, so she was my "family" now and I had to support her, for better or for worse. Fortunately, this notion wore off after a couple years since I only cared about my child and despised her in reality. It was a rocky road the entire time, but I eventually decided it was time to call it quits for good because her mother was/is insufferable.

Long story short, I moved out and went monk mode for almost a full two years, sans a brief stint with Tinder when the urge for actual sex hit. The first girl was of course fat unlike her photos and incredibly desperate. After the first date I politely informed her I wouldn't be speaking with her anymore. Did not even bang. A full six months later I met a great pseudo-unicorn (of course) who I messed around with for a week (but still no sex) before she moved back to the states. I developed almost immediate oneitis which was absolutely hilarious and pathetic and you could almost see her vagina dry up when I told her how much I was enjoying her company before she left.

I decided I would give Tinder a third try, met what seemed like a decent young gal who shared my values (another unicorn in disguise, I clearly used to struggle spotting the taped on horns) Had sex for the first time in two years at this point. Kept things going for a couple months but she turned out to be insane and clingy and trying to trap me into taking care of her so I told her to take a hike.

To be clear, none of the three women ever met my daughter. I only saw them on days that she was not in my care. My ex on the other hand was already banging a new guy before I had even moved out of our old house. She then overlapped again with her current boyfriend and that previous one. She has managed to convince him to have a baby with her too and he waits on her hand and foot just like she always wanted a man to do. I would have thought her SMV was too low to secure an arrangement like that but I don't know why I am surprised anymore.

Without going into too much detail, my ex, my daughter's mother is three years older than me in her late twenties, works part time for minimum wage and has never had a career. She blames her lack of success on everyone else and has always had a boyfriend taking care of her at any given time.

Considering how badly some get divorce raped I consider myself incredibly lucky. I only pay a standard amount of child support, no alimony and I have a lot of access to my child. She is with me about half the time, maybe closer to 40%. Unfortunately since she can't come up with any cash most of the time I often end up paying for all or close to all of private activities such as dance, music, sports lessons and preschool. Some people have asked me why I don't rock the boat more about paying for more than my fair share of things. They must not understand if I raise a big fuss and involve the courts I would likely end up with a worse arrangement in this rigged system.

I am worried about the influence her mother will have on her. I do my best to show her what has real value in life vs. what is superficial and shallow. I am trying to impart to her that she is not inherently special for being a cute girl and should not rely on others for everything. I find it very bizarre when MGTOW men say they would advise their daughters to find a blue-pill man for relative happiness and security when they themselves as men would never marry/settle down. I honestly think my daughter and other future women, might just find the most satisfaction going their own way too.

In conclusion I have been back in monk mode for six months and I don't think I'll ever stop this time. After my last experience with a woman and becoming more mindful of the culmination of all my other previous relationships I know that I will be happier on my own. My daughter asked me why she has "two dads" but not two moms. I told her she will probably only ever have one mom because I am happy on my own and am very fulfilled by raising her, progressing in my rewarding career and enjoying my hobbies. She said okay, smiled and we went about our day.

TLDR; Divorced single dad of young daughter. Tried dating again and realized once and for all being on my own makes me way happier even after sort of knowing this all along. Will do my part to try and steer her in the right direction in life too. Have a great life, no need to expose myself to another soul-sucking leech.