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richie

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no babies?????
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 1:58 pm


i have a friend at work,shes been married 10 years in her late 30s and wants to have babies her husband says no way and shes contemplating divorce,shes very sweet and will make an excellent mother,what advise can i give her,i know starting a family is hard but sarting a new relationship is worse in my eyes,i know she loves him but time is ticking.
amysue

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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:48 pm


I think this lady is forgetting the sanctity of marriage and that, no matter what, her commitment to her husband should be far more important than her desire to have children. Besides, the fact she is actually contemplating divorce just because she wants something her husband doesn't, makes me question if their relationship would have been solid enough for children to begin with.

I suggest you encourage her first to accept her husband's wishes, forgive her husband (as opposed to carrying around resentment and bitterness toward him), and then focus on how she can fulfill this need for children. She could dedicate her interest to her nieces and nephews, become a big sister through the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program, volunteer or work at a daycare, even suggest to her husband the idea of providing short-term foster care for children.
lindaP

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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:47 pm


What did they decide as regarding having/not having children before they were married?

If they agreed to not having her children, her huband might feel betrayed now or vice-versa.

But either way, people change. And when a woman has the biological and emotional desire to have a baby, it is a very powerful thing. Asking her to deny it has its own negative ramifications. If she is strongly feeling this, putting attention into other people's children is not going to ease her resentment. It might actually heighten it.

I hope they reach some consensus.

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