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[quote=Anonymous]I am currently pregnant and considering my options. My partner and I fight frequently, and at this point I cannot imagine us staying together for the long term. I worry about the stigma single moms face, and feel like there is a lot more understanding and respect given to women who are divorced vs single moms who never married. Then again, it is 2025, and maybe it's not as intense as I imagine? I could afford to have the child on my own, and that seems easier/healthier to me than going through a prolonged custody dispute or having the child shuttle back and forth between parents all the time (also, partner has anger issues, which is the main reason I'm convinced separation is the best option, and why I wouldnt really want to share custody). I am really torn between continuing to try to work on everything and just calling it now and going it alone. But I'm totally terrified of the humiliation I would feel from being a single mom. I would love any input on how stigmatized single motherhood is nowadays, and whether that varies at all based on former marital status. I really dont want to be a walking pariah... then again I know divorce is its own misery. [/quote]

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