L&R should've never been created; this crap started in OT and that's where it should stay.
The worst part about being 30-ish and single is that 99% of the women you meet are divorced and have kids. They are not YOUR kids...in fact, they are an impediment to everything you may try to accomplish with said woman. They will ALWAYS come first (as they should) but that doesn't mean you have to be happy about it.
I was thoroughly convinced I was going to be single for life and at 38 years old, I was perfectly fine with it. Then I met my wife; who happens to be 14.5 years younger than I am and has no kids.

Wise beyond her years, that girl. Heck, she married me, right?
I'm perfectly happy being married (still in the first year, though). There surely are benefits to being married; assuming it's the right person, the companionship is very nice. Oh, and the "honeymoon phase?" That ends about a month BEFORE you get married. You'll never have that "I'm dating this awesome new girl!" feeling again. But, after you've been around the block quite a few times in more than a few wrecked cars (i.e. me) you don't miss the singles scene. At ALL.
I'm so glad I'm not single anymore. Instead of trying to figure out which woman to try to get into bed, now I just have to figure out how to get this one into bed. And that about sums it up.