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by em-bee 972 days ago
the partnership started the moment they decided to have a child. so why even have a child with someone who is unreliable?
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Because women have a limited window to have children and have to work with the options available. A woman can’t put off kids indefinitely waiting for partners to stabilize financially, emotionally etc.
that window is at least 20 years wide. if it's not possible to find a reliable partner in that time then the world is in a very sorry state.

i accept that it can be difficult, and that people can be blinded by love but if i already know that a person is unreliable enough that i don't want to marry them, then why have a child from them?

> the partnership started the moment they decided to have a child.

Assuming they "decided".

> so why even have a child with someone who is unreliable?

Because you want a child? Sperm donor.