I [24F] am struggling with leaving my fiancé [34M] over the idea of kids.

How is it condescending or dickish? She said she was on the fence, and asking whether she should leave or not. I was giving an example of being on the fence, and deciding to say 'what the hell' and just did it because it's what my husband wanted and I wasn't so anti-procreation that it was a dealbreaker. (I also think that women should be allowed to have hysterectomies at whatever age they want because why be forced to bleed for the rest of your life if you don't want kids. But, I hope that gets my point across. If you know for sure, you know for sure.)

If, like OP, you thought you knew but now you're pretty sure you don't but you don't want to lose your pro-kid fiance, that doesn't scream 'my mind is made up, remove my uterus'. Not to mention, at 24 she's still figuring herself out (I know I was). Add a few more years of life experience and she might feel more confident in her decision.

I'd have been perfectly happy without kids too. But I wasn't that adamant on not having them, and my husband really wanted them, so we had them. I'm glad I did, and I can't wait until they're out of the house so we can retire together. OP might decide it's not worth it, and if that's the case, then she can be up front with her next partner. And rally for a hysterectomy.

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