What if the person you love is sterile?

Philippines
January 12, 2010 10:17pm CST
What if you dream to have a big happy family with children but your partner, someone you love can't give it to you, what will you do? Do you think it's very important to have a child of your own, or adoption will do? Do you think your love will survive without kids?
5 responses
@mlhuff12 (797)
• United States
13 Jan 10
My older cousin had married a guy who doesn't want to have children and she does want children. She had explained it this way. That she had waited so long to find the perfect guy. And in every way she had except for one thing. That he did not want to have children. Now she could have ended it and chanced that she would have ruined the best thing she has ever had. If the love is there it shouldn't matter. They are still married and still very in love. And I agree with this. Besides with one of them are sterile and they both want to have kids there are other ways. You can adopt or have surrogate mother or father.
• Philippines
13 Jan 10
In a relationship it could be difficult for love to survive if they are not compatible with their wants and needs. One partner should learn to give way and understand the others because if not love won't survive. Yeah, anyone can adopt a child if that what makes the family happy. It could be hard on your cousins part. But I'm sure love will settle their conflicts. Anyway thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your day!
@khayshenz (1384)
• United States
13 Jan 10
I know a lot of people who are in love and don't have kids. And have been together for a good amount of time. For me, if my partner was sterile, I'd love to adopt. Heck, neither my partner and I are not sterile, and we've talked about adopting. I actually would like to adopt. Mainly because I think that there are too many kids out there who don't have parents - and if I adopt at least one, I'm making a difference in that kid's life.
• Philippines
13 Jan 10
Yeah, you're right there are so many children who are left abandoned by their parents and by doing adoption you give them a better life and chances to experienced a kind of love that come from a family. Anyway thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your day!
@judelen (428)
• Philippines
13 Jan 10
Hello! It's so discouraging if you find out one of you can't give a child. But you know the definition of love will not end as simple as that as the main reason for separation. I have so many friends who's that kind of situations but, some they go for an adoption and other just enjoying themselves as God given each day. The only thing to do that is to accept one another that you are like that forever and have it. As I said if you love each other, i don't think that having no kid cannot live longer nor forever.
@karthi_88 (299)
• India
13 Jan 10
love is the only relation which don't have any expectation. kids are a part of life making a couple happy.if i get such problems i don't mind. there are many new inventions in medical field to solve such problems.still if its not possible sure i will adopt a kid. have a nice day :)
• Philippines
13 Jan 10
There are lots of women who wanted children like me. They say that, if you can bear a child, that's a true measurement of your essence being a woman. Although it might be so hard to accept that the one you love is a sterile, there is where true feelings might come out when you can be able to sacrifice your "want of children" to love the person you love. There might be several cases of misunderstandings especially when there are fights and topics like this will arise,I have learned not to throw hurtful words because you can't take those back. And your partner who is a sterile is helpless thinking about his/her situation. Love will survive with or without kids because in the first place, that is what is "Love" all about.