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[quote=Anonymous]I think it depends if the woman expresses a desire for settling down, marriage or kids. If so, I wonder if her parents were divorced and whether she spent time pursuing men that in their own way were unavailable and she was hoping they would change.  I mention divorce because many of my friends are headed down this road and come from broken homes and absent or cheating "father figures" and they seem to pursue the men who ultimately will be emotionally unavailable whether not committing to marriage, kids etc.  I try to support them through the impending heartbreak of coming to terms that the relationship will not change, as they are truly warm and caring women.  I have also supported several who ended up pregnant and had the boyfriend not be supportive, be abusive/manipulative etc.  I do support them in their pursuit of being a mother if they desire children even if due to biological constraints the circumstances are not what they envisioned for the path motherhood.  My one friend who had a daughter as a single-parent faced a life-threatening post-birth complication and I knew how hard it was for her feeling alone so I stayed with her in the hospital throughout the night, even though I have multiple young children and family obligations at home, and was ready and willing to do whatever was needed to help take care of her daughter during her hospitalization and afterwards.  My friends are like family and especially those that fit the criteria I outlined often need some reassurances that people care about them especially given the social stigma they sometimes face, esp. Re: unwed/pregnant[/quote]

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