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Fiancé insisting on donating sperm against my wishes

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Shitehound · 13/08/2025 22:27

He won’t back down. I have said multiple times that I don’t support this, we already have a lovely child together and for medical reasons I cannot/won’t risk carrying another baby myself. He keeps asking me to put myself as risk by having another child and because I won’t he has decided to donate sperm.

With DNA ancestry testing, anonymity is no longer possible, and our child could end up with half siblings all over the world. The donor children may get in contact with our family in the future, seems like emotional turmoil waiting to happen and a massive shock for our own child. He’s already started the process and is putting his foot down. It’s causing huge arguments. He said he is determined to carry on as it is his life goal to have lots of children and won’t stop this process.

He had an affair which I found out when our baby was a few weeks old which was devastating and is another reason why I refuse to have another child with him as I don’t want to put myself in a vulnerable position again. We have worked hard together to rebuild trust for me to forgive him after the affair betrayal and now this insistence on sperm donation has made me feel depressed and worthless. Like my opinion doesn’t matter in the slightest…

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Kdubs1981 · 14/08/2025 11:38

LTB

chaosmaker · 14/08/2025 11:37

At least you don't and won't have to waste much more of your life on him. Also don't try and force a relationship between him and your child if he's not interested. Do get financial support though.
Maybe donors should have to pay towards the kids they create. Would stop people like that idiot who has had sperm used in over 1000 kids created. Awful.
A friend did this with her children and their fathers. With one it was brilliant as he was an involved parent. The other 2 not so much and caused hurt for the children. They did not want to go.

JHound · 14/08/2025 11:36

Do you still want to marry this man who has demonstrated a complete lack of concern for your physical and emotional well being and has a weird “legacy” kink.

Sgtmajormummy · 14/08/2025 11:35

Imagine if, at some point, your daughter unknowingly falls in love with a half-sibling. How many people have genetic tests before they have children? For her it will be necessary to avoid incest or inbreeding!

Ask your partner if he wants that for the one child (of potentially dozens) he’s decided to take responsibility for. Yuk.

Even if you do leave him, this is going to haunt you and your daughter for the rest of your lives.

mindutopia · 14/08/2025 11:35

I bet he’s suddenly going to become one of those guys who insists on natural insemination only and expect you to go along with it. 🙄 You should have dumped him for the cheating alone. This is extra creepy on top.

JoyfulLife · 14/08/2025 11:32

So sorry you are experiencing this OP. Look also at the upside, he has shown you who he is and what he values plain and clear, please do not ignore this. You chose to give it a chance after the affair, people make mistakes. His attitude doesn't show gratitude and determination to repair the relationship and rwmorse for his behaviour. He just found other ways to torment you. Many, many women end up in dreadful situations and most of the time they had plenty of signs to not be in that relationship, which they ignored. People don't just change if you give it time, they have to want to change and look at themselves and their contribution to the relationship. A relationship is not 50:50 it has to be 100:100% to be happy and fulfilled. Take care of yourself and your child, who will also be affected by your unhappiness evwn if you might think you are hiding it from him. It is never too late to rebuild and make good choices for your life. Sending you love and wishing you strength and courage x

CactusPeach · 14/08/2025 11:20

When one partner wants more children and the other doesn't it's a hard situation but this doesn't sound like the real issue, if it was he would be interested in adopting or fostering or being involved in youth work or something, something that actually involves being involved with and nurturing the children. Not donating sperm.
This sounds more like some kind of game or ego power move he wants to have over you. He's putting that ahead of your relationship, that shows you how on board he is with 'the team' that you are supposed to be.

Goody2ShoesAndTheFilthyBeast · 14/08/2025 11:12

So he's a selfish, cheating piece of shit who wants to shower the world with his mighty seed.

Sooner you get out the better.

Greensnow · 14/08/2025 11:08

He's manipulating you using this excuse.Get away from him as soon as you're able to.He sounds a really nasty piece of work.

BauhausOfEliott · 14/08/2025 11:03

He said he is determined to carry on as it is his life goal to have lots of children and won’t stop this process.

He’s mental. HTH.

SirBasil · 14/08/2025 11:01

Child has your name, right? please say they do.

Leave him. He isn't going to stop, and he has no respect for you.

StMarie4me · 14/08/2025 10:57

Please leave.

PeonyPatch · 14/08/2025 10:57

Sounds like a very strange man / situation…

carkerpartridge · 14/08/2025 10:55

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 13/08/2025 23:00

Are you sure he doesn't want to do this because he's aware that he's already got other children out there and this is what he thinks as good cover if any of them subsequently get in touch? 'Oh, must have been one of my donor children'. When it's not?

This is exactly what I was thinking. He could have had more than one affair already, be continuing the affair that you knew about or keen to have more and so likely to produce more children. Donating sperm would be a good cover story for the children who might come out of the woodwork in the future. Sorry op it doesn't sound good at all.

WhenYouSayNothingAtAll · 14/08/2025 10:54

Surely you mean ex fiance now? There are so many things wrong with his behaviour and mentality, I don’t even know where to start.

sweetpickle2 · 14/08/2025 10:51

Sounds like he's got a weird breeding kink. Do not marry this man.

Noshowlomo · 14/08/2025 10:49

Andrew Tate/Elon Musk wannabe! You know you need to get rid

Wishimaywishimight · 14/08/2025 10:47

Are you seriously going to marry this creature??

squeaver · 14/08/2025 10:46

Blimey, just when you think you've read all the possible iterations of vile, narcissistic behaviour on MN...

Please move on and build a better life for yourself.

Imisscoffee2021 · 14/08/2025 10:45

Shitehound · 13/08/2025 22:27

He won’t back down. I have said multiple times that I don’t support this, we already have a lovely child together and for medical reasons I cannot/won’t risk carrying another baby myself. He keeps asking me to put myself as risk by having another child and because I won’t he has decided to donate sperm.

With DNA ancestry testing, anonymity is no longer possible, and our child could end up with half siblings all over the world. The donor children may get in contact with our family in the future, seems like emotional turmoil waiting to happen and a massive shock for our own child. He’s already started the process and is putting his foot down. It’s causing huge arguments. He said he is determined to carry on as it is his life goal to have lots of children and won’t stop this process.

He had an affair which I found out when our baby was a few weeks old which was devastating and is another reason why I refuse to have another child with him as I don’t want to put myself in a vulnerable position again. We have worked hard together to rebuild trust for me to forgive him after the affair betrayal and now this insistence on sperm donation has made me feel depressed and worthless. Like my opinion doesn’t matter in the slightest…

What makes his dna so spectacular that he wants to satisfy some primal urge to spread his genes far and wide whilst having nothing to do with the raising of these children?

Bingbopboomboomboombopbam · 14/08/2025 10:45

An affair and now this?? What in the Elon Musk is going on?

You need to leave quickly. Like yesterday. Either he has a weird procreation/breeding kink, or there’s a kid about to be born that he’ll conveniently blame on being a donor.

I’m not one to bash forgiving cheating, I’ve done it and I’m fine with my decision, but this man seems to have a fundamental disregard for you or your family. I’d be thinking he’s a red pill type too.

Wishimaywishimight · 14/08/2025 10:42

"Like my opinion doesn’t matter in the slightest…"

Well, it doesn't does it? He doesn't respect you, he doesn't give a damn about your health and he sure as hell doesn't care whether you agree with his plan or not.

Sometimes I find it hard to believe the shit people are willing to put up with.

Why on earth are you still with this hideous man? He sounds utterly vile.

Probablyshouldntsay · 14/08/2025 10:35

It sounds like a fetish or kink OP. He’s vile and I hope they screen for this strangeness before accepting donations from weirdos

Pyjamatimenow · 14/08/2025 10:33

This man is just a wrongun I’m afraid. Only interested in spreading his seed. I think he needs throwing back and he can do what he likes with his seed then.

ClaredeBear · 14/08/2025 10:31

He is a very strange, odd, weird person. Set your plans in motion and get away from his disgusting misogyny.