A lot of my friends have had babies recently and a couple are pregnant, which is making it even harder for me. Every time I bring it up, he says he wants a family, but “not now”. If not now, then when?
I've come to realise he's actually quite selfish - he loves his free time, playing football and going on frequent cycling trips with his mates. The bottom line is, I don’t think he wants to give that up.
He's made a few comments about his friends with kids having no freedom and that it sounds like “a nightmare”. Well, his nightmare is my dream.
He also gets annoyed because his mum is always asking when we're going to have a baby. I'm sure he thinks we're in cahoots with each other, but we're not. I've never asked her to say anything.
It's got to the point where I'm considering coming off the Pill without telling him and seeing what happens.
I know that sounds bad, but maybe if it’s a done deal he'll get his head around it and get on with it.
What do you think?
Coleen says I THINK that's a very bad idea.
What if he doesn't get his head around it? Are you ready to be a single parent? Or if he does "get on with it" are you prepared that every row you have in the future, he might say: "Well, you were the one who wanted this"? Raising a child is the best thing ever, but it's also hard and exhausting. It's a total lifestyle change and, inevitably, it changes your relationship, so both of you have to be all in or yo...