I have things that I LOVE to do, but make me little or no money. They are called hobbies.

I have used my Russian History degree exactly once in my 15 year career, and it was on such a crazy deal that I feel confident that it will never repeat itself.

That said, film studies majors do more than act or direct:

Film, Cinema and Video Major - Info, Careers, and Jobs

Since they're quoting the Bureau of Labor Statistics, I feel pretty confident in these numbers. You're assuming that she wouldn't make a living wage with this degree, which seems baseless to me.

Snowy, you "put off the inevitable" because it's the right thing to do. This is a woman who's suffered about a big a loss as one can have. Adding to it RIGHT NOW is simply being cruel. No one's asking him to stay with her - far from it. I'm just saying that the decent thing to do is to not add to her immediate misery. Think about it this way - if one of your unmarried friends got pregnant and then miscarried and then her boyfriend broke up with her within a couple of weeks, what would your opinion of the guy be? Honestly, if we reversed the roles and pretended that Soma's girlfriend was telling us the story, I think you'd have a very different reaction and advice.

Jazz,

I'm fine with the numbers you gave. It certainly emphasizes the lack of potential in that field (when using student loans to get the degree.) My objection has never been to the degree she has chosen, but rather that she is incurring tremendous debt to get the degree which garners less potential income than other degrees. I view this as an irresponsible life decision. Coupled with the fact that she was going to inevitably abandon that degree before graduation and stick him with the loans (via a child support payment.)

All I can go on is what I know from soma, a cheating girlfriend who wants to keep a relationship anchor baby. I'm just not certain I can muster sympathy for her that her little plan didn't work out. If she wants to tell the story differently, the address is Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community - Powered by vBulletin. ~shrug~

Ok wow, how did I let this slip. One of the earlier posts states that she cheated in me when she in fact has not.

My GF DIDN'T CHEAT ON ME
Sorry for the big red letters, but this fact is pretty critical to this thread. I didn't pay enough attention to the previous posts and should have cleared this up earlier. If this changes anyone's opinion, please repost.

Thanks

Edit, shit if she cheated on me, i would have kicked her to the curb without hesitation.

Why, yes. That changes things, this knowledge has definitely upgraded her perceived character. However, she still is on a different page than you in major life decisions. That alone is enough to terminate the romantic portion of your relationship.

You need to EMBRACE the feeling you had when you found out she was pregnant and was going to KEEP the baby, regardless of the effects it would have on your lives. You need to be able to conjure that feeling at will...every time your willy starts wagging at this woman. She'll put you back in that place in a heartbeat.

Only a parent can truly know how your life was REALLY going to change because of that child. At this point, you can only imagine. It means 100 times more than you can even speculate.

Go find someone with the same current set of life goals. Last I counted, there's 3 billion women on the planet - many of whom would suit you.