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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband and I were talking about ourselves. When to have children. I said we need to start sooner than later. He pointed out that we don't, his sister is starting at 40. Hence my comment on her fertility. It had nothing to do with her until he used her as an example of waiting when he doesn't even know if she will successfully conceive or not.[/quote]

OP, some people, and especially men, have different mental filters about what is acceptable.  You know about this habit of his, so start qualifying comments that you don't want to be repeated.  When he says something like "we don't have to start sooner, my sister is starting at 40," you can answer "Many women over 35 have fertility issues and have to have fertility treatments, but you don't have to tell her" or "...tell her I said that."  If the latter, he can repeat what you said without attributing it to you.  If the former, he can not say anything.

But I know many people, both men and women, who have no problems repeating comments like that, and many people, both men and women, who don't have an issue hearing something like that.  So, while it is common being cautious about such statements, it isn't universal.  If you have concerns about what he repeats, just qualify what things he should keep to himself until he learns how to filter what you say in a way that is acceptable to you.[/quote]

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