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blondie20 · 20/12/2020 09:12

I'm 20 and my partner is 21, working full time saving for a mortgage and we have been together for 6 years quite happily. Nothing has ever really progressed in our relationship until this March we have started living together which is going great! I found out yesterday I'm pregnant and he has said he will support me whatever I choose but he would rather I abort and waited a few more years as the time isn't right. I feel torn as I feel this is a blessing and a perfect opportunity for us to take the next steps in our relationship but wouldn't want to upset him or his family keeping our baby as they are very religious and I feel they would resent me for it. I've already had an abortion at 18 and still feel guilty to this day not sure I can put myself through again

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dementedpixie · 20/12/2020 09:17

If you don't feel you could terminate the pregnancy then don't do it.

rainbowstardrops · 20/12/2020 10:27

If you don't want another abortion then don't. Yes you're both young but it's not like you've only been together for two minutes.

Oneandabean · 20/12/2020 11:09

You please don’t have an abortion for someone else’s sake. You will likely end up resenting them for it. I got pregnant at 21 and DD dad tried to force me to have an abortion, I ended up really hating him and although he’s now a great dad it was the end of our relationship. If he’s said he will support you that’s great. It’s easy to say wait a few years but IME there’s never a right time, something always comes up.
Ultimately it’s your decision and you need to do what is right for you.

ShalomToYouJackie · 20/12/2020 11:15

Don't let anyone tell you to have an abortion, if you don't want one then don't have one. Yes you are young but have been together 6 years, you're working full time so presumably financially stable.

You do whatever you want to do OP x

Bleepers · 20/12/2020 12:30

To echo everyone else, do not do it if you don't want to. Whatever happens, if you have the baby then you will be fine and it will be OK. You must do what you want to do. Good luck xx

anniebu · 20/12/2020 13:29

Looks like you want a family and a baby, your partner is ambivalent and his family not on your side. Even if you abort the baby it doesn't guarantee his family will be accepting of you in future. How is it they are OK with you living together but not having children? Are they hoping you are only his temporary girlfriend and he will find an equally religious wife to have a family with? If your partner is dependent on them or holds them in high enough esteem to influence whether you have a baby or not, this warrants an sober look at the relationship between you both. I think you should do what feels right to you concerning the baby, and see if you can work towards independence as a couple (without his family interfering). This is just my opinion, because you are so young, and it looks like you are being pressured into an abortion for weird reasons, also because you have already had an abortion which by the sound of it you did not want. You should try and do what is good for you.

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