SO of 8 years and I disagreeing on kids. How do you know if someone's for real?

I can’t upvote this enough.

OP, Imagine this: You eventually “convince him” of having a child with you. What do you think is gonna happen in a few years?

This is exactly what happened to my cousins. Their mom ended up resenting my uncle so bad for “convincing” her to have children. One day she decided she had enough, and just left. She even made sure to tell her sons exactly why she was leaving, too. She left my uncle to fend alone for two 5-year-old twins. Since they were old enough to realize Mommy was gone BECAUSE OF THEM, they are now incredibly emotionally damaged 18-year-olds. They have no self-esteem whatsoever. They have trust issues. It’s sad. They resent both my aunt for leaving, and my uncle for pressuring her. They’re living with me and my boyfriend now, ever since their 18th birthday, because they hate their dad and wanted to leave as soon as they could (mainly for other unrelated reasons, but I’m convinced that the resentment is the root cause). I love my cousins to hell and back, but I feel so sorry for my aunt and my uncle.

Listen, I know my cousins’ story is up there on the extremity scale. I’m not saying this is what will inevitably happen to you and your husband... But I just want you to really think about this.

OP, PLEASE do not pressure this guy into something he doesn’t want. Especially something so final and life-changing. It could lead to so much unnecessary hurt in the end.

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