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Old 05-18-2005, 02:26 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Redlemon
This is a tough one for me; we presently have one child. I don't want another, but my wife does. With everything else, we can discuss things rationally (we are both engineers), but she admits that she doesn't have a "reason" in this case, just a strong desire. Part of it is that she has a very strong emotional bond to her sister, and I don't have the same with my sister (I like her, but we didn't interact that much growing up). Still working on this, don't know how to resolve it.
well, there is always that biological drive to have children. Many women have an overpowering urge to have kids, and with no logical "reason" behind it.
Not all, obviously, but a lot.
Have you tried to tell her why you don't want more kids? Maybe logic will overcome hormones.
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