My wife said she doesn’t want kids… after we got married on the understanding that we would have them!
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My wife and I talked a lot about children before we got married, and we agreed to wait two years and then think about having kids. We’ve been married for three years, and whenever I bring it up, she says she needs more time. She finally told me honestly that she’d realized she doesn’t want to be a mother at all. She thinks our lives would be better without children, and that she isn’t emotionally ready for that kind of responsibility. I appreciate her being honest, and I don’t want to pressure her about a decision that concerns her body and her life. But I’ve always wanted to be a father, and my decision to get married was based on our original agreement. When I told her this might make me reconsider our relationship, she said I was weighing our love against a child who doesn’t even exist yet. Question: Who is responsible for changing the agreement? For discussion: When do differing dreams become a good enough reason to end a relationship where there’s love?
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