Hi everyone,
My friend (no, really...) is 31, and in an 11-year relationship. She loves her boyfriend (who is lovely, if a bit too laid-back in an out-till-5am-god-knows-where kind of way), and thinks he would make a great dad - but often feels unappreciated and dissatisfied with their relationship. They're thinking of starting a family next year, but she is torn: should she stay in a relationship that is basically loving but that she's not that happy with and have children, or leave for the chance of finding someone who satisfies her, with the risk of never finding new love and missing out on having kids? Another factor is that the women in her family have been affected by fertility problems post-30 which could be hereditary, so time is an issue for her more than for others of her age.
Would really love your feedback, especially if you or someone you know had to make this same choice and can tell us what happened!