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would you get or stay married if there was no chance of having children.?

i got married 3 years ago, all i wanted was to get married and have a family. Then we couldnt have kids (i couldnt) so we tried IVF twice and still nothing. since the last negative i have decided that i dont want to have kids (they are way too much work and i hear all the time people complaining about their kids and having no time to themselves... and i love me time). so my question is, should i stay married knowing that i cant give my husband a kid. should i stay even tho most people get married to have a family and i cant have this. i feel like im stopping my husband from experiencing that stuff..

i dont know if anyof this makes sense but can someone try to understand this and let me know what you think.

thanks alot in advance...

Update:

let me add something before too many respond.. i do not want kids, either biologically or adoption or a suragate... i have 3 nieces and if any of my kids came out like them i would have to go to a mental hospital (they are not disciplined at all and they drive me up the wall) .

so with that in mind, would you still stay.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Well the question is, does your husband desperately want children? If so, then it's up to him to decide to leave. I think that would be foolish if you otherwise have a good partnership. Marriage is wonderful without children. I honestly think way too many people rush into having kids and end up regretting it but very few will admit it.

    Kids will destroy even a good marriage. It's really rough to raise a family, especially in this day when both parents usually work and there's just so much stress.

    I have a kid, but honestly never wanted kids. Sure I love my boy to death, but I would have been perfectly happy to be childless. I wish it was just me and my husband.

    There is nothing wrong with being a committed couple and deciding not to have children. You may have to put up with comments from people about when you are going to have kids, but just ignore them.

    Best wishes.

    Source(s): married 11 years
  • Connor
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Marriage is not just a receptacle for raising kids. There are thousands of married couples everywhere who never have kids and have wonderful lives together. I have an aunt and uncle who have been married forty years. They have a beautiful home, they travel, they both have amazing careers and they're just as in love today as they were when they got married.

    Everyone is different, though. Ask yourself this: did you get married with the expectation that you'd have kids, or with the desire to have kids? Expectation and desire are not the same. Discuss this with your husband. If he is insistent upon having kids/a family, and you have made up your mind it's not for you (after all, not every married person/couple should be expected to procreate), then you need to discuss other options. You may love him but if he's insistent upon a family, love doesn't conquer everything.

  • 1 decade ago

    Your question is rather contradictory. First you said you wanted to get married and have kids. Then you found out you couldn't have them now have decided you don't want them so will not choose to adopt or use a surrogate. I think at this point it is up to your husband...if he is fine with remaining childless then no problem however if you both agreed that having children was a priority and now you have changed your mind then he has every right to divorce you since you are depriving him of that. Truthfully you don't sound like someone who ever really wanted to have children.

  • MissE
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Yes! I have no children, nor a wish to have any. Both my husband and I agreed to that before marriage. marriage is more than a vehicle to bring up offspring

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  • 1 decade ago

    Depends on how badly your husband wants children. If it's a dealbreaker for him, then he should go, but if it's not a dealbreaker, you should stay together.

    It should be up to him though.

  • 1 decade ago

    you may not be able to give birth to a baby but there is always adoption

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