{"id":27933,"date":"2026-06-04T09:43:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T09:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=27933"},"modified":"2026-06-04T09:43:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T09:43:16","slug":"i-think-about-it-a-lot-riley-green-just-dropped-a-heart-wrenching-confession-about-wanting-to-be-a-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=27933","title":{"rendered":"I THINK ABOUT IT A LOT\u201d \u2013 Riley Green Just Dropped A Heart-Wrenching Confession About Wanting To Be A Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-90984\" class=\"post-90984 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorizedd212a\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/townsquare.media\/site\/204\/files\/2026\/06\/attachment-editorial-10-4.png?w=980&amp;q=75\" alt=\"Riley Green On Becoming a Dad One Day: &amp;#8216;I Think About It a Lot&amp;#8217;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Riley Green\u00a0is at the top of his game right now, but that doesn\u2019t mean he hasn\u2019t thought about slowing down\u2026 one day.<\/p>\n<h3>Riley Green\u00a0Has Thought About Becoming a Dad<\/h3>\n<p>In a chat with\u00a0<em>Billboard<\/em>, the country hitmaker shares that fatherhood is definitely something he sees in his future.<\/p>\n<div class=\"az1it2IC\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI think about it a lot,\u201d he says while explaining that being an uncle and having dogs are preparing him for that day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single-post-oembed instagram\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWjS7rPDj4k\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=1316&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Ftasteofcountry.com&amp;rp=%2Friley-green-family-fatherhood%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A17584.39999999106%7D\" height=\"1189\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"1189\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>That day, however, might be quite a bit down the road. Green\u2019s schedule has certainly ramped up with acting, hosting and even coaching on the next season of\u00a0<em>The Voice<\/em>. His ever-growing to-do list makes it hard to start a family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this point in my life, I don\u2019t know how I could do it,\u201d he admits. \u201cSo things are going to have to slow down and get a little bit more of a sense of normalcy before I could really think about settling down and having a family.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"vgU0S8re\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cBut it\u2019s definitely something I\u2019d like to do, and I\u2019m somewhat excited about where my songwriting would go with that much of a change in my life, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Is Riley Green Dating Anyone?<\/h3>\n<p>While much of Green\u2019s personal life remains private for the most part, he did reveal\u00a0in December 2025 that he wasn\u2019t dating anyone at the time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single-post-image \">\n<figure class=\"img-tag frame-loaded has-sizer alignnone\">\n<div class=\"frame-sizer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"theframe\" data-image=\"https:\/\/townsquare.media\/site\/204\/files\/2026\/06\/attachment-gettyimages-2218852651.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/townsquare.media\/site\/204\/files\/2026\/06\/attachment-gettyimages-2218852651.jpg?w=4549&amp;h=3121&amp;q=75\" alt=\"Jason Kempin, Getty Images\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Jason Kempin, Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m rumored to have dated a lot of people,\u201d he told\u00a0<em>Country Nights with Bev Rainey<\/em>\u00a0at the time. \u201cI kind of understand that. People always long for that Tim and Faith, Johnny and June, George and Tammy thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cThink As You Drunk\u201d singer was referring to people\u2019s infatuation with pairing him up with his duet partner\u00a0Ella Langley. But he\u2019s also been linked with another artist\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Megan Moroney\u00a0\u2014 although the two never addressed the rumors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI find out who I\u2019m dating weekly on social media.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For now, it appears Green is dating his career, and he\u2019s taking every opportunity he can to nurture that relationship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that it will end at some point,\u201d he points out to Billboard. \u201cI mean, it\u2019s such a battle to stay relevant in this world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got more opportunity now than I\u2019ve ever had,\u201d he continues. \u201cThere will come a time when that\u2019s not the case. So it\u2019s just keep your foot on the gas as long as you can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><ins class=\"982a9496\" data-key=\"7087b3515d5851aa93e88941ebb208f5\"><\/ins>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-tags\"><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"entry-footer\">\n<div class=\"share-icons\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-box clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riley Green\u00a0is at the top of his game right now, but that doesn\u2019t mean he hasn\u2019t thought about slowing down\u2026 one day. 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