Would you date someone who has a kid? Relationships are even more challenging when you throw child rearing into the mix. (Dating And Relating Debate).

* Many single celebs have parenthood on their list of credits--Tom Cruise, Josh Brolin, Kid Rock, Nicole Kidman, Calista Flockhart, and Kate Winslet, to name a few. Relationships can be difficult enough without having to share time with another woman's (or man's) tyke. So we asked Cosmo readers, would you get involved with someone who has kids? Or is an existing family too much to take on when you're looking for love?

YES: kids are cool

 
66%   WOMEN 
75%   MEN 

"I would absolutely date someone who has a kid. It would be interesting to see what kind of a father he is--and would be if your relationship progressed to that level. If this is someone you're really into, you accept the entire package, not just parts of it. So if that means his dividing his time between you and his child, so be it."--Rachel, 25

"Why not? It'd be foolish to assume that he didn't have a life before me. A man shouldn't be penalized for having started a family."--Mariangie, 29

"I'm dating a woman who has a 2-year-old daughter. At first, I wasn't too keen on the idea. But now I find myself as attached to the child as I am to her mother."--Jared, 19

"The way a man treats his children is a good indicator of how he'll treat you. If he's a doting father, then it's all the more likely that he'll be a wonderful boyfriend."--Rosanne, 19