Will you leave your partner should he / she has no capacity to bear a child?

Philippines
June 14, 2009 12:06pm CST
I know some who said they don't want to have a child because their sexy figures will be lost. There are also some whose reason is they do not want to be tied-up at home taking care of the kids. They are the people who have the capacity to give birth but choose not to. But what if you want to have kids and have dreamed of having one big happy family since kids but your partner has no capacity to produce a child? Are you going to leave him / her because of it? Are you going to look for somebody who can fulfill that dream of yours? Please let me know?
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@cbeee3 (2061)
• India
14 Jun 09
I would never leave him because of an issue like this. What if it were me in his place? Would I want my partner to walk away? No! I would in fact be even more supportive of him and would talk to him about adopting children. There are so many children born into this world, who don't get the love they deserve. That is where my focus would go next. Happy myLotting! Nice topic.
• Philippines
15 Jun 09
I like your response. Yeah, that is true. What if it was you instead of him? :D I actually know some couples who despite of not having a child of their own are happy. Some adopted a child from an orphanage while some are still in the process of trying to get a child. My friend, which is the female one, does not like artificial insemmination. She still prefers to have a child the natural way. They have been trying for ages but still to no avail. But then again, they are happy. Like what you have mentioned, the key is to become supportive to the one who needs it. And of course communication and love. As love will conquer all!
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
15 Jun 09
CB, nice Angelina Jolie's kind of thinking there...good answer..
@cbeee3 (2061)
• India
15 Jun 09
@chikadee21ph: Glad to know you think the same way. @zed: You always have something to say to me, don't you!
• Philippines
15 Jun 09
In the first place you married your spouse because you love him or her and will spend the rest of your life with him/her. It does not mean that if he is infertile, you will sin and sleep with someone so that you can have what you have and that is called selfishness. A member here said that if you were in his shoe and you are the one who is having a problem on being infertile, would your hubby leave you for that, of course no. That is why both of you should talk and ask yourself if you will want to adopt a child which is not your own blood. It depends if you have a relative who would consider being adopted by you. But then again, think if you can handle the responsibility. I know that most of us do wanted to feel of how to become a mother too and have a family of our own. Leaving our spouse will never be the solution to such problem.
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@jheLaichie (4438)
• Philippines
28 Jun 09
i have a hormonal imbalance. meaning i have irregular menstruation. so its either i can have a child or not. but my fiance/boyfriend accepted me of who and what i can only give him. and i hope that would be forever. its not easy to accept it but i have too. thats my illness that still i am trying to overcome. jhelai
• Philippines
28 Jun 09
Actually sis, I also have a hormonal imbalance. I usually have menstration after 2 to 3 months and when it comes, expect a dysmenorrhea. :( Then when I got married, I consulted it to my OB-Gyne since we were already planning to have a child during that time. She gave me a medication which will regulate my menstruation. WIth the medication that my OB gave me, I did have a regular menstration. After I consumed all the pills she gave me within the timeframe she instructed, I became pregnant. :) So having an irregular menstration is not a sure sign of being ill-barren. There is still hope friend but just in case, I am glad to know that you have a very supportive partner.
• China
14 Jun 09
To leave your parter only because he/ she has no capacity to bear a child? I think it's ridiculous. Though I'm single, I believe people step into marriage for love, not for producing a child. If I left my partner, the only reason would be love was gone. In the case you describe, I would choose to adopt children or produce children by artificial insemination. I think every problem occurred in marriage will eventually get solved as long as the couple are in true love.
• China
14 Jun 09
Perhaps I made a mistake: you refer to " relationship " instead of "marriage", but my answer remains the same, only replace "marriage" with "relationship", that's my response.
• Philippines
15 Jun 09
I am glad to hear that you are not the type of person who will live her partner for not being able to fulfill one aspect of your marriage and That is having a child. I don't know someone in particular who had an experience with this but personally, i believe that if a person left his / her partner for being ill-barren, then, the love is not enough to understand the situation. :)
@phyrre (2317)
• United States
16 Jun 09
Well, I'm the female in the relationship, so I don't think I'm going to leave my husband just because he can't have a kid! Lol. It's not his fault, really. :P But, no, my husband wouldn't leave if I couldn't have a kid. We would just adopt. In fact, we plan on adopting at least one child as it is, anyway, because I like the idea of giving a good home to a child that needs it. My father did that for me and I want to pass that care on and give someone else the chance to experience a loving family. :)
@phyrre (2317)
• United States
16 Jun 09
Thanks. It's always been a dream of mine. I want to be like one of my teachers. He has about 5 or 6 adopted children that he's gotten from all over the world. He takes them from really bad situations, adopts them, and then raises them in a very loving environment. His latest was a little girl from Ethiopia that he brought into class a couple times while I was in school still and she even taught the class a little about her language and everything. It was a really neat experience and she was still learning English, so she enjoyed it, even though she was a bit shy at first. ^_^
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• Philippines
16 Jun 09
Wow, if your plan to adopt a child will push thru, I will be very happy. Because as you have mentioned, there is another child out there who will be happy as well and will experience the love and care of a family. God bless to you and may you be showered with blessings all the time so you could adopt more. :P
• United States
14 Jun 09
I lost my father at a very tender age. Due to this trauma, I feel a strong desire to have a fairly large family and to excel at parenting. In a nutshell, the number one thing I want in life is a family. If my partner couldn't provide me with children of my own I would be just fine with adopting. Would it provide the same pleasure as having children of my own? I'm not sure. But if it's one thing I've learned over the course of my life it's that blood isn't the most important thing in the world to put stock by.
• Philippines
15 Jun 09
I am sorry to hear that ahmeertahmad. It is really painful to lose someone you love at a very young age. Personally, the hapiness that you will have in raising your own flesh and blood is not the same when you are taking care of an adopted child. For me, no one can replace our own child. I am curious to know why you said blood isn't the most important thing in the world to stock by. Maybe you have a big reason why you said that. For me, it is still blood that matters although I am fine with adopting a child.
• United States
15 Jun 09
I have had close experience myself and through other loved ones that blood can sometimes betray you. We're all human, some of us try to be good and others are content with being malicious. I've seen or felt far too much abuse from "family" to convince myself that everyone around me values family like I do and that includes the very people in my family. Bad people are bad regardless of who they're related to.
@Ithink (9980)
• United States
15 Jun 09
I can honestly say I would not have left my husband if we couldnt have had children. We love each other and that is what marriage is about in my eyes. It shouldnt be just to reproduce. I think we would have just enjoyed each other and gone on with our lives. We enjoy each other and love each other. Besides there are so many different options if you really want a child and cant have one.
• Philippines
15 Jun 09
True. There are indeed a lot of options out there. Like you, I will not leave my husband should he not capable of giving me a child. What matters most is the two of us although I admit that our own child in our family will surely make our lives happier. Nonetheless, there are indeed a lot of options out there.
14 Jun 09
I would not leave my partner as I would not expect them to do this to me. I have always been fond of the idea of adoption so being able to fall back on this would not be considered a bad thing.
• Philippines
15 Jun 09
That's true. Also, by adopting someone from an orphanage, it is not only you and your husband who will benefit from it. The child whom you will choose will also benefit as the child will experience the true sense of having a family. A better life also awaits for the child. :)
@goldeneagle (6745)
• United States
14 Jun 09
I don't want any children, so this wouldn't be much of an issue for me. I am trying to get my wife to have her tubes tied so that we do not have to worry about it anymore. With all the adoption, sperm donors, and surrogate mother programs available, it would take a pretty shallow person to leave their mate simply because they can not have a child or father a child.
• Philippines
15 Jun 09
Interesting response you have in there.But indeed, everyone has our own preferences. You prefer not to have a child and I respect you.
@daliaj (5674)
• India
15 Jun 09
It is very painful not to have a kid of your own blood and flesh. But, I will never leave my husband for that reason. I can even adopt a child. I love my husband for the caring and love he shows to me and I want it to continue. I give importance to his love and the happiness of being together than teh ability to have a child.
• Philippines
15 Jun 09
I agree with you. It is really painful not to have your own child. The one that really came from you. But then again, no one really wants to be infertile. I believe it is really hurtful if you can't have a baby because your partner has no capacity to give it to you. But if it is painful to you, how much more with your partner who has this condition? I am glad to know that like you, all the responses I received so far said they won't live their partners because of it. More power!
@check23 (448)
• Philippines
15 Jun 09
Bearing a child is important, it is very important to every women but some are not able to bear even one child and even some of the men can't too. But this is not a problem if they do love each other. In a relationship what's important is how you love each other and if they do really love each other then they accept them for what or who they are. =D
• Philippines
18 Jun 09
I agree with you sis. Having a child is indeed important but if it will not be given, indeed the love between the two couples matter most. Thank you so much for sharing for your thoughts.
@ezekiel71 (132)
• United States
14 Jun 09
i will not leave him , there are a lot of options that we can do to have a baby. I love him for who he was and i will stick to him no matter what. We can adopt babies or have AI as long as we agree on which one is better for both of us. Its another thing if he just dont want to, which i think i should know even before we get intimate into our relationship. Its one thing to be incapable of having a baby and another thing of not wanting to get tied-up of having kids.
• Philippines
15 Jun 09
That's the spirit girl! I am with you on that. I am glad to hear that you will not leave your husband as well should this particular scenario happens to you. Indeed, love conquers all!
@bluerlyn (139)
• Philippines
14 Jun 09
no, i will stick it out with him after all what if im the one in that situation? of course i would not want to be left behind because of something like that.
• Philippines
15 Jun 09
I agree. And also, let us be glad that we are not in this situation and that it is only a sample scenario. :)
@mithrril (73)
• United States
15 Jun 09
I want to have children eventually and, while I would adopt if I had to, I love the idea having my own children if I can. However, if I found out my husband couldn't have children, I certainly wouldn't leave him. I love him and we'd find a way to have a family, one way or the other. The only instance that I'd even consider leaving my husband over something like that is if he knew he was sterile the entire time we were together and kept it from me so I wouldn't leave. Lying about it while knowing I want a family could be unforgiveable, but even then I'd try to work it out.
@dreamy1 (3811)
• United States
15 Jun 09
If having my own biological children were my main purpose of life (which it isn't) then yes I would have to leave. Life is too short not to try and get the things that you want out of it. If I really wanted children that badly then I would have to know ahead of time that any potential mate I have would have to be able to produce a child.
@linhwa (15)
• China
15 Jun 09
to be honest,i like child very much,i always dream of my partner could bear a child one day.but if she really have no capacity to give birth,i think i won't leave her.because i know,i love child,but i love my partner more.
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
15 Jun 09
Hello there chikadee. I won't leave my partner if this happens. I think that being honest is good, but if the reason is because of being scared of being fat, I think that is a psychological barrier which can be surpassed with time. There are people whom have children but having not much of an interest and it's kind of sad to see these children neglected. I'd say no matter what the reasons are, if one is ready to have a child, then one will go all the way. And if one doesn't like, they will not do anything. Like they say, 'where there's a will, there's a way'. Happy mylotting to you..
@reckon21 (3479)
• Philippines
15 Jun 09
If my partner has no capacity to bear a child and I know it will present a whole new problem. If I really love my partner then I will understand. Maybe we can adopt some baby from the orphanage.
@kaguvkov (1305)
• Davao, Philippines
15 Jun 09
In my opinion No, I won't leave my partner if she can't bear a child. It is not the real meaning of love. If you really love a person then you can accept what she can and what she can't.
@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
15 Jun 09
i will NEVER leave him just for this! i didn't marry him just to have a child, yes a child will make a couple's life complete and adds life to a couple's relationship, but it is not the only thing that makes up a relationship...i marry him because i love him and i want to spend the rest of my life with him...by marrying him i accept everything...his strengths and even his weaknesses...now, if i found out that he is not capable of giving me a baby...well its really a sad truth but it should not be a reason to leave him...he didn't want it either...its something that we didn't control...what he needs is a support from us as his wife, his partner...and besides there still more option if you really want to have a baby(how about an adoption?...just discuss this with your husband... and he'll sure understands. have a nice day!