Would you leave your partner being uncapable to bear a child?
By SimpleBB
@SimpleBB (1329)
Philippines
August 10, 2010 4:11am CST
Marrige is the proof that two people are inlove. Some says they could not live without the one they love. They made promises that they would accept each other deficiencies for the sake of their love. But for some, the purpose of getting married is to have a family. And you could not call it a family if there is no children, right? But if you got married and found out that one of you would not be able to bear a child, would you care and stick to what you have promised to eachother or would you rather leave your partner? How would you prove your love to your partner? How would you weigh having a child in a marriage? Your views please.
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18 responses
@rogue13xmen13 (14403)
• United States
10 Aug 10
Just because my partner and I cannot have children, doesn't mean that we are going to leave each other. Also, there is technology and surrogacy, and that can give people who cannot have children the gift of life.
We don't live in the days where you have to leave the person you love if you cannot give them children.
Also, there is always adoption. There are so many children in this world who don't have parents, but would give anything to have parents.
There are so many options for couples who cannot have children.
It is not the end of the world for couples anymore who cannot have children.
@rogue13xmen13 (14403)
• United States
12 Aug 10
Remember this is the 21st century, technology is changing all of the time, and people who could not have children before, can have children now.
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
12 Aug 10
I would rather kill myself than leave my wife if she is impotent. For me my wife is more precious and more required than having any children. Its so very little a cause to leave someone whom you love so much. I mean there are so many other methods to conceive and have a baby if that baby is so important. Again, you can always adopt a child and also earn some Heavenly Good.
@6precious102 (4043)
• United States
15 Aug 10
I would have thought just getting married to your partner was proof enough that you love him/her. If all my partner wants from me is a means of getting a child, then that person doesn't love me and we need to part company. Having children is something a couple should discuss before they get married, and the in-laws should have no say in the matter. It should be strictly between the couple. If they both want children but are unable to conceive, there is always adoption.
@puccagirl (7294)
• Israel
10 Aug 10
That is a very difficult question, and I honestly do not have an answer. I think it is one of those things you honestly don't know the answer to unless it happens to you at some point. And until now.. it has never happened to me, so I don't know.
@SimpleBB (1329)
• Philippines
12 Aug 10
Actually, puccagirl and myiesha, this is such a tough question. Perhaps someone should just cross their fingers not to let this happen. And to answer this, yes, someone needs to be the situation first. So, thanks to both of you for views that have been shared.
@cassandrakd (6)
• United States
20 Aug 10
never.love cant be turned on and off and if you truely love that person then you couldnt see yourself having children with anyone else. there are always alternitive ways to start a family. If leaving is an option then mayby having a family should be reconsidered anyway.
@asiregar (864)
• Jakarta, Indonesia
11 Aug 10
having children in a marriage is the goal of human life as a social creature, although there are also couples who are less fortunate difficulty getting out to the street children may adopt a child to be treated, cared for and raised as his own child, so there should be a relationship with a spouse living apart
@ladym33 (10979)
• United States
12 Aug 10
No I would not leave my husband if he could not have kids. I did not marry him for his baby making abilities I married him because I love him. I would not leave him because of something he can not control. I think having children is important but there are children all over the world that need loving families and if adoption was our only option then I would happily do that. Granted my husband and I do have three beautiful children, but I love him and would never have left him if he couldn't have children and I would hope he would feel the same way.
@charmaine36 (145)
• Jamaica
11 Aug 10
The Proof of your love is sticking together and supporting each other through thick and thin. All relationships have their ups and downs and even if one partner is unable to bear a child that doesn't mean you cannot have a family, there are so many other options available. If you truly love each other you would stay and work it out.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
10 Aug 10
Marriage is just not about being able to have children. you don't have to be mrried to have a child. You marry someone because you love them. You want to share your life with this person. Not being able to have children is not a reason to leave the one you love. Your commitment is to that person, not your ability to bear a child.
@mychickencurry (317)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
This one is a very complicated case. When that happened to me, I would feel sad and very emotional. There are lots of ways to save the relationship. One of that is child adaptation.
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@SimpleBB (1329)
• Philippines
12 Aug 10
hi mychickencurry,
Don't be sad yet and pray that it would not happen instead. Yes, there's always an option to attain what we want. Hope this post will not bothered you that much. Read on and all responses here are all inspiring. Thanks for commenting.
@devijay78 (1573)
• India
12 Aug 10
Just because one partner is impotent does not mean that the relationship should come to an end. There are other things in life. And if they feel that children are very important, they have to get themselves tested and find out other ways of conceiving. Or they could adopt. It is cruelty to end a relationship just because of this. If they love each other very much, then they will stay together and work things out. Not leave.
@lindaharding627 (1442)
• United States
11 Aug 10
My hubby and I had a child right after we were married. My health has gotten worse since then and I miscarried a child. It does not define our marriage that I have not been able to bear another child. The way we look at it is that God decides how many children we do or don't have. In time I may be able to have another child or I may not, but there are always other options available. My cousin has conceived four children through IVF and my older sister adopted four children. These kids are as much their kids as if they were conceived naturally. I think it would be very selfish for someone to leave a marriage because their partner can not bear children. When you choose a partner in most cases it is for love, though in some countries marriages are still arranged.
@SimpleBB (1329)
• Philippines
12 Aug 10
Congratulations to your marriage, lindaharding.
You're blessed with those things that you want in life for you believe in Him and let Him to be in your married life. Certainly, it's only Him who knows what we need and give what's good for us. Thanks for your shared thoughts on this post.
@choconut (297)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
I wouldn't leave my partner even if he's impotent, because we made vows to God that we will be together whatever happens. I view marriage as sacred, a covenant made my man with God, that can't be broken by human means. And therefore even if we can't have a child on our own I will still love him and stick with him. Besides if we really want to have a child, adoption is always an option, its a win-win situation anyways, we can have a child and we also have an opportunity to help the child's parents by raising their child. I don't believe in what other says, that if you adopt sooner or later when that child find out he/she will leave you and do bad stuffs to you something like that... Because I believe that children become who they are with how they are raised and what parents taught them when they were still a child. If one day we can't have a child and we get the chance to adopt, i believe that the child will grow up loving us like real parents, because we will treat him/her like our very own.
@SimpleBB (1329)
• Philippines
12 Aug 10
Nice comment choconut.
You're right, it depends on how you nurtured your relationship with a child. How you raised him though they are not your own, but it always how you inculcate the values and how you treat and love them. What you give is what you will get. Thanks for your response.
@my_name_is_coco (4333)
• Philippines
21 Aug 10
I wouldn't leave my partner if he can't bear a child.marriage is about union between a man and woman who love each other.I don't believe that marriage is all about having and raising a child.I would really appreciate it if he will tell me that he isn't capable of having children.I would also advise my partner way before marriage that I don't want children;that way,we can cut the relationship short if he does want children.
@unique16 (1531)
• United States
20 Aug 10
hello SimpleBB,
There are other options to haveing children that is adoption in the U.S.A. or international adoption and infertilelization where another lady or sister carries your baby etc... but I would not leave my partner. But there is a flip side to this because it happen to me where I already had two children from my ex-husband my ex-boyfriend after being in the military for over 20 years decided in his 40 wanted to have children since he had low sperm count and ask me to carry his baby which I would not because I felt he would never be around to help take care of it and other issues went behind my back and ask his other females friend to carry his baby and his godchild 21 year old asked her roomate and she did it. They have a child and I was not told until the child was born... to love better or for worse?hmmmm begs to wonder if people really beleive that anymore. I let him go and now dating someone elese that was over 2 years ago. I hope his happy. Persoanlly I felt that a baby trumps Love! in his eyes anyway. He could not even break up with me the right way because of what he did. I was very shattered and I was with this guy for 10 years
Thanks sorry so long answer.
Sincerely unique16
@zralte (4178)
• India
10 Aug 10
I do agree that most people would want to have children...and that is probably why they get married.
To answer your question, I would never leave my partner because he is unable to have kids. Sure, kids are important, and having your own kids is great. But if I am unable to, there are lots of orphans who needs a loving parent.
@jonnifc (1017)
• Philippines
10 Aug 10
I would never leave my partner on the grounds of impotence. I first loved him for who he is and that will be the reason why I will marry him. Of course I would like to have kids. Even now that I'm not married yet I already want to have kids. But if one of us can't have kids, then there are other ways to having children. I'm open to them as long as he is. We will make the decisions together, always. And another thing....I won't leave my partner because I don't that to happen to me should I be the one who can't get pregnant.
@SimpleBB (1329)
• Philippines
12 Aug 10
Very well said, jonnifc. Actually,if that would also happen to me, that would be so painful. I also believe that marriage is not only for the purpose of having a child but it purposely done because of your love to each other. Children are gifts from God, it it is His will, it will be. Thanks for sharing your views on this post.