I'm sorry. I forget that single mothers are judged so harshly by society and especially social conservatives and that there is a cultural mythos stigmatizing them. I just want you to know that I don't endorse those beliefs and do think that single or young mothers can be great mothers. I also strongly support social programs to help them.
My issue is really more that I'm kind of selfish in what I want out of a relationship and life. When I say that they're not my type, I have in mind those that I know personally who had kids young, and I'm thinking specifically of the fact that they're so selfless and family oriented (at least enough to decide to have a baby so young- women who were forced or coerced into pregnancy are a separate issue). They are really great people, but the things that make them great people are what make them incompatible with me. I know that not everyone feels the way I do, and that some people really enjoy having kids and getting a family going early. I guess I tend to see kids as a burden, and I'm not particularly pro-natalist (which is a nice way of saying that I don't like kids). So if someone is the type of person who thinks kids are a blessing, that is great, but I don't. That is why I see the need to have a lot of resources, plan, etc.. Not only do I feel obligated to provide, but if I ever did have kids, I would want to share the burden equally in raising them instead of just letting the wife do most of it.
Like I said, it is largely a socio-economic motivated view because I feel like the great recession has screwed my generation over terribly. If I could actually be confident in getting a job with just a college degree or even a high school degree like people supposedly could before the recession many years ago, it wouldn't be an issue. I feel like the recession has forced people my age to choose what they want to pursue because most of us cannot have it all like our parents or grandparents could (i.e. a house, family, no student loan debt, a car, etc.). There are just a lot of things that I value more than having kids. So I guess it is really more a question of values than a question of type, but the question is only relevant for people my age or younger post 2008-09 recession because of the drastic changes to the macro-economy.