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Does my boyfriend see my kids as a burden?

I told him that if it weren't for my kids I may have ended my life by now. His response was "I think if you didn't have kids then you'd be out there living your best life and wouldn't have wanted to kill yourself". I know a lot of you think he is correct. But this is not the case for me. Should I assume my kids are a burden to him if this is his first automatic reaction? Can a relationship work when one partner thinks this way when kids are involved? Seems like he will assume life with me won't be as rewarding as it could be if I didn't have kids.

Updated 8 hours ago:

The reason I'm coming here before I "communicate" with my boyfriend about it or in my case (dwell on this), is because I have a tendency to be irrational and would rather get a few points of view that aren't mine. Also people come here AS WELL AS communicating. Don't presume to know what I've already spoken to my boyfriend about.

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  • Anonymous
    8 hours ago

    Why didn't you ask him this when he said what he said? I don't get why people come on here to ask strangers what someone thinks when they could just ask that person themselves. People in relationships need to communicate so ASK HIM. 

  • helene
    Lv 7
    9 hours ago

    You should not ASSUME anything. People say weird stuff when they're put on the spot by topics like, oh, SUICIDE and whether or not they want to raise someone else's children. 

    You need to ask him. 

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