I want to have a baby with my life partner

Posted by CLoomis3091 on June 15, 2007 1:03 PM PDT

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My life partner and I have been together for 15 years. I would like to have a child; she does not. This has been a contentious issue for several months now. When we first came together, neither of wanted children. Something’s happened within me over the last few years, and now, having a baby together is all I can to think about.

We are deeply committed to each other and a child as a symbol of our love would be the next evolution in our relationship. I want to convince my partner of this and begin our family. I would like her to attend couple’s counseling with me to examine why she doesn’t want to have my baby.

We will both be sleep deprived, but blissful because of our newborn baby.

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3 Comments

Could you compromise by adopting an older child?

Posted by Bruce60 on June 18, 2007 5:15 AM PDT

I'm not too much older than you and I can't imagine going through 2am feedings and diaper duty again (I have three grown children). The desire to be a parents comes to some of us later in life. I hope you and your partner find a way to agree on this and to find a way through if you can't.

Posted by Blount43 (not verified) on June 18, 2007 4:09 PM PDT

I think going to a counsellor is a good idea too. And sleep deprivation is a very small thing compared to the joy that a baby brings into a family. But if she has issues about this, then your duty is first to understand her problems, and take care of them. When all the blocks are removed, I'm sure she'll agree to having a baby.