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To be unsympathetic with pregnant friend

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creamteas · 28/12/2012 14:13

Two people I know were in an on-off relationship which neither took very seriously. Last year, due to contraception failure, she became pregnant. From the beginning, he made it clear he was not interested in being a father and offered her money and support through an abortion. She decided she wanted the baby, and at which point he stated that he wanted nothing to do which the future child and ended all contact with her. This was at about 6 weeks in and she is now 36 weeks pregnant.

Throughout the pregnancy she has sent him constant updates and invitations to scans etc all of which have gone unanswered. She was still assuming he would change his mind, when this week she heard the news that he is moving abroad just after New Year.

She is now apparently devastated and wondering how she will cope. Yet it was her decision to continue with the pregnancy and she did so knowing that he had no intention of being involved.

I am trying to be sympathetic but given that he made his feelings very clear from the beginning, I really don?t think she has anything to complain about. She made the decision to continue with the pregnancy knowing that he was not going to be involved. AIBU.

OP posts:
laffymeal · 06/09/2015 17:49

How do people even find 3 year old threads to post irrelevant bollix on.

CalmYourselfTubbs · 06/09/2015 17:53

YANBU.
i've seen this scenario time and time again. she's made her bed so she'll just have to lie on it. she will need support now though.

Doublebubblebubble · 06/09/2015 17:56

Aw dammit - it was on active threads!!! Sorry about this peeps! didn't even fudging realise

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CalmYourselfTubbs · 06/09/2015 17:56

ah shite. zombie thread. ffs.

AlphabetStew · 06/09/2015 18:10

Just imagine this question when you (and presumably you will) hold that poor baby in a few weeks time

Baby's two and a half now.

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