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~ As they get older, they seem to prefer younger.
Depends on the couple, sometimes an older woman may have kids and as Lutherf pointed out, kids can be OK (in certain circumstances) if you meet the mother when the kids are under 9 then you have a good chance of the kids bonding with you and liking you. If they're older, they may hate all men (depending on the father) be protective of their mother or worse still be trying to get their parents back together in which case you're stuffed.
After divorcing from my 12 years younger younger than me wife I dated women around my age or older and nearly all had kids. The one I got on with best and nearly married had one child aged 7 and the other aged 12. I still see the one who was 7 (when I met her mum) and take her and her boyfriend out to dinner every so often and the 12 year old hated me and we don't really speak much.
My partner is 14 years younger than me and we've been together for 12 years now - she had no kids but she was also sensible enough to see I loved my extra daughter and has never stood in the way of my being a distant and non-biological dad to a fabulous young lady who has her own business.