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Thursday, April 6, 2006 12:00 AM

Daddy dilemma

My fiancee is 70 percent against kids. The clock is ticking, and it's up to me to convince her to do something I'm not sure about either.

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  • Thursday, April 6, 2006 08:11 AM

    Is this woman really for you?

    As a early 30's guy, I can kind of identify with the issues faced by the author. But i can't help but wonder if this woman, who is 70% against children and you (who are clearly at least 110% into it, given that you just wrote this long-ass article -about 2 pages too long, IMO)- are you really a match? Like one other poster points out, there is no shortage of younger women are at least as interested in kids as you, maybe find one of them? I can see the obvious charms of your g/f, but those sound more like attributes attracive to a single guy, not necessarily a wanna-be dad. It may be important to re-evaluate what you really want in a woman keeping in mind some of those obvious breeders aren't the ones we are most drawn to initially (believe me, i've weighed this one myself). In short, I'd be sure you're setting yourself up for long-term fullfillment with this woman, not just near-term stuff.

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