Couldn't find what you looking for?

TRY OUR SEARCH!

Ladies,

I could really use some advice, I have no idea how to move forward.  My boyfriend & I have only been together for a year but are really in love & have been deliriously happy until I recently found out I'm pregnant.  He's a loyal, decent, gorgeous guy and I'd always imagined having kids with him.  We've talked about it a lot recently but I'm aware that his time scale is 'slightly' behind mine - he's 34.  We've even discussed having a couple of kids first and then getting married further down the line.

His reaction to me telling him this weekend was not what I'd anticipated.  He's a real planner so I was expecting the 'we don't live together yet', 'I'm not where I want to be financially' etc, but what I wasn't anticipating was his emotional reaction.  He says that he has no doubt how he feels about me but doesn't think our relationship is ready to have a baby yet.  He then pretty much asked me to have an abortion and wants us/me to make a quick decision on it - I'm almost 6 weeks pregnant.  All his concerns about the responsibility of bringing up a baby are valid but he seems to believe that it's relatively easy to have a termination.  He believes that we must be chemically compatible and therefore we can just try again when the timing is right for us.   

I know this could be a shock reaction but if he stands his ground, where does that leave me?  If I give up this baby, perhaps I'll regret it forever and resent him. What if this is my only chance to have a baby?  I love him dearly and our relationship means everything to me, I am truly stuck and would value any advice.

S x

 

Loading...

Quite honestly I don't think anyone can get the timing of getting pregnant right  your body obviously feels it is right. At the end of the day  there is only you that can make this decision everyone can throw you advice but  you will always have "what if" on your mind. If you don't have the baby and he stays and if you do have the baby and he leaves you. If he truly loves you  he will respect what ever decision you make. 

Reply

Loading...

So the guy gets no choice in this? Even though he would have to be the father of this child for the rest of his life?
Reply

Loading...