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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm 36 and husband is 34. We got married four years ago and still have no children because our financial situation isn't great at the moment. When people learn we're childless, they start making comments about how I shouldn't delay motherhood or at least freeze my eggs. The most infuriating things is that these people aren't even close family members or friends, they're acquaintances or some uncle/cousin I haven't seen in more than 10 years. I let them know that there's no reason to bring up the topic and leave it at that, but there's almost always somebody else who brings it later.

I'm aware that at my age, I might have troubles conceiving, especially if I have undiagnosed fertility issues, but the other option is having a baby that we won't able to support, so we're willing to risk it.

Why are some people so obsessed with the fertility of a couple whose kids they're not gonna raise or financially support?[/quote]

You should screenshot this post of yours and then reread it when you are in your 40s and struggling with fertility, because you waited too long. Believe me all the fun things that are fulfilling to you right now aren’t going to be super fun once the redundancy kicks in.  Your husband can simply marry a younger woman and have kids anytime in his life. Literally. And you can’t.[/quote]

I was in OPs shoes and decided not to have kids. I'm in my fifties and glad that I didn't have any, not because I dislike kids, but I know that given my situation (slightly different from OP's) having children would have been a massive disaster. Seems like you're the one looking back and struggling with whatever decisions you made.[/quote]

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