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Pregnant girlfriend says she does not want to be with me romatically anymore

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ArsenalPride1 · 03/06/2021 18:30

So i met this awesome woman online. We chatted and clicked and met. It was a distant relationship that recently started. I live in Manhattan, New York, she is in the airforce in a small town in Texas. We fell in love and we were almost inseperable whenever we visit eachother. Out of the blue she got pregnant, it came as a shock to me, not that i am not the father i do know for a fact we had unprotected sex many times and she told me she recently stopped using birth control pills. I was just shocked cause i am 34 years old and have dated a lot of women in my lifetime and i have never impregnated a woman before because i have use protections. Moreover, i wasn't planning on a child yet. But i accepted my fate,i really love this woman, she is just different. i told my parents and they were very happy for me, her parents felt the same way. We continued our love and We were even talking about engagement and marriage. at 8 weeks of pregnancy she told me i need to move in with her in Texas latest July, so i can adapt, i told her i understand but i just can't move in that fast, i have to make arrangements and all. I need to look for a new job, i live in Manhattan, New York with a lease that last till November, i mean i can't just move into Texas with no job and continue paying $2,000 rent for my place for the next 5 months ($10,000 in total) without a job. She lives in a small town where jobs opportunities are not that many, especially in this period the nation is just recovering from COVID. I told her i will visit like once or twice every month until the baby is born in November and then in December i will move in with her. You know, even if i don't have a job i can always manage with my savings until i find a job. I just want to be a man that brings something substantial to the table. She said she is fine with that. And she was happy with the plan.To cut this long story short, as time goes our chats became dry, she don't want to talk to me sometimes..you know, like read my messages and just reply with one word. She was never like this. Recently she told me she don't want to romantically be with me anymore. She want us to just be coparents to our child. I love this woman, i have been helping financially with the baby stuff and all. I just don't know why she would change. Like the change in attitude was swift, it's as if this is not the same woman who wanted marriage in the first place. I need your HONEST advise guys, i have never been in this situation before, my heart is beginning to be filled with regrets. One thing is certain though. I am going to be there for my child. My parents never left me, i wouldn't do the same to my child.

Could her behavior be hormones? She do update me on her doctor's appointments and chats briefly. Like i got a video of the ultrasound of the baby yesterday from her.

Is it rude or inappropriate to ask for a DNA before the baby is born?

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BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 03/06/2021 18:33

Why would you be shocked that she fell pregnant when you were having unprotected sex

Moonshine11 · 03/06/2021 18:33

You’ve posted this again with the dna added on the bottom

ArsenalPride1 · 03/06/2021 18:34

I was stupid for such emotion. Should have left that out, but i just wanted to be honest about the whole situation.

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Raindropumbrella · 03/06/2021 18:34

@BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz Because he’s 34 and has never gotten a woman pregnant, of course! Oh do learn to read WinkGrin

FionnulaTheCooler · 03/06/2021 18:35

You can do DNA testing when the baby is born but if you've had unprotected sex many times it seems likely that you're the father. If she doesn't want to be in a relationship with you and wants to co parent as two single people you need to accept that and come to some kind of contact arrangements for the child as well as supporting your child financially.

ArsenalPride1 · 03/06/2021 18:35

Well, i need all the advice i can get right now and i think it's fair to post in a forum of pregnancy, they will understand better.

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Aquamarine1029 · 03/06/2021 18:35

Respect her decision and ask for a DNA test. I certainly would, even though you were unspeakably foolish to have unprotected sex. The reasons why she has ended the relationship are irrelevant.

Castlepeak · 03/06/2021 18:39

You would be crazy not to get a dna test after the baby is born if you were just dating the mother of the baby.

You should table any thoughts of a romantic relationship and focus on being the best co-parent possible. An unplanned pregnancy is incredibly stressful on a relationship and many don’t survive. If it is meant to be, over time, it will rekindle. If not, you will have done the best for your child.

ArsenalPride1 · 03/06/2021 18:40

Thank you so much for this advise

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Mydarlingmyhamburger · 03/06/2021 18:40

I’m wondering if she’s planned this all along. Wanted a baby to raise herself and chose you because you’re happy to fund the pregnancy and baby. I’d definitely insist on a dna test when it’s born.

ArsenalPride1 · 03/06/2021 18:46

This is the same thing a friend told me. I also do remember her saying she wanted a baby in her one and only previous marriage, but never got one.

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ImmyMc · 03/06/2021 19:37

I think that all sounds like speculation, and it's not fair on this woman to make speculations like that at all, especially on a message board where people obviously don't know her and are only hearing one side of the story! Honestly.

@ArsenalPride1 I agree that I would probably ask for a DNA, but after the baby is born, and sensitively. Is there any way that you two could meet in person for a talk and clear the air? These kinds of really serious conversations are difficult online and from a distance. Could you fly down for the weekend, perhaps?

ArsenalPride1 · 03/06/2021 19:40

I am schedule to fly down to see her on the 28th of this month. Will be there for a week into independence day. I am using my vacation at work for this. I can show you my flight tickets if you think any of this is speculation.

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ArsenalPride1 · 03/06/2021 19:47

I do understand only getting one side of the story. I chose to come on this site, cause i have been having sleepless nights over this.

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ImmyMc · 03/06/2021 20:36

@ArsenalPride1 Oh, I wasn't commenting about you. Of course, you can only give one side. I was commenting about the poster who wondered if your g/f had done it on purpose. I meant that it is horrible for strangers to speculate about something like that when they don't know the person.

I really hope the meeting can shed some light on things for you. It's a rotten situation to be in, and I feel for you.

shivawn · 03/06/2021 22:57

Okay so from my reading of your OP, you were having unprotected sex but she was on birth control and was it after she got pregnant that she told you she had recently stopped taking them? If not then why on earth would you be having unprotected sex unless you were trying for a baby?

I think you should get a DNA test to be honest, a long distance relationship that just recently started, both of you seem very blase about unprotected sex and she's lost interest in continuing the relationship now that she's pregnant.

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