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How do men express broodiness? I don't know what to do!

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themachinewillstop · 05/07/2023 01:09

I am 35 (nearly 36) and DP is 44.

I have two children my daughter is 17 and our (me and DP) son is 13.

I have been broody for years, DP not at all until recently.

I feel like it's now or never for us to have another.

He keeps giving off conflicting opinions, for example we are using the withdrawal method for years and if I express concern about the effectiveness, he will say "what will be will be" , whereas years ago he'd be horrified, and not say "what will be will be". it's unlikely to happen when he is withdrawing though. He keeps reminiscing about when DS was younger. Once he said wistfully that "you can't have another anyway" , which made me sad (I can, but I have minor prolapse which could get worse, but many women have this, he knows about this and seems to have decided I cannot have any more, which makes me sad).

Should I really push the issue and keep asking him, or leave it, until possibly too late for me??

OP posts:
Bluesheeps · 05/07/2023 01:11

You just discuss if you want a child

themachinewillstop · 05/07/2023 01:22

@Bluesheeps Obviously I get that. We have discussed, and he has went from "no way, already have two" to "what will be will be", but he stills wants to practice the withdrawal method, so I guess that's a no then from him.

OP posts:
Bluesheeps · 05/07/2023 01:40

I suppose if he wanted one he wouldn’t withdraw

WonderingWhale · 05/07/2023 04:00

Have you told him that you want another?

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