He wants children...

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Dee, I do a lot of pre-martial counseling (it happens when you're a priest). The number one reason why couples whose marriages I have officiated have gotten divorced is because they failed to talk sufficiently beforehand about children. It is more than just having one or not having one--it is questions like who will stay at home to care for the child and who will work, what kind of discipline will be used, and how much contact the child will have with grandparents, etc.

I'm not saying things are over, they aren't. But I strongly encourage you to make sure that the differences, the questions you're posing here are addressed before you and your friend get married, should you decide to go that far.

One final note: I have a brother who was adopted as a young child (versus as an infant) who while a challenge is a wonderful person and a beloved member of our family. There's nothing wrong with this as a option, and in fact it would be far better for a child to be adopted than to be raised by someone who doesn't or can't care for him or her the way they deserve.
We dont want to get married. We are happy being the way we are. It's just the kid thing really came as a surprise. I've said it before I'm not emotionaly ready for marriage or for children. I guess only time will tell. If he wanted children now It would not work at all. I'm fine with him wanting to leave if he wants something I'm not able to offer. But I don't think it'll happen in the next year. Lol.
I'm in the same boat as you Dee, and it drives crazy when people try to make me change my mind, I don't want kind for my own personal reasons.....and I think its adoption its a great alternative.

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