Desperate not to have children

Re:Desperate not to have children by scott_s on Monday November 23, 2015 @02:52PM (#10616836)

Asking potential partners if they want to have children is a normal part of dating, and not at all the same as a pestering relative asking "when, when, when?"

(I am over 30, single and dating, and I expect it to come up naturally after you've spent enough time talking. Fourth date sounds reasonable.)

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Re:Desperate not to have children by dogma1138 on Monday November 23, 2015 @03:25PM (#10617067)

I'm not saying it shouldn't I'm just saying there isn't some magical barrier that protects men against pressure to have children. Both men and women have a biological clock, women start to produce less eggs and those that are produced are of lesser quality, same thing happens with sperm. There is direct correlation between health problems, IQ and various other factors to the age of both parents not just the woman. At least as far as Europe goes from my personal experience having kids trumps marriage here, you'll see far more unmarried couples in a long term committed relationship (2-3+ years) with kids that are not married than in the US.

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Re:Desperate not to have children by scott_s on Monday November 23, 2015 @04:34PM (#10617469)

You make a valid point, but I don't think the example I responded to falls under an example of unfair pressure.

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