DP wants a baby at 50, I don't.

[SherylAnn]

Backstory : I have three children already under 10, late 40s. New partner of 1 year (50) who I love. He has admitted he wants children of his own. I want to let him go but he wants me still. How can I make the relationship work without more children

Agree that there seems there could be some manipulation going on here, a new twist on ‘future faking’. Wonder if, were you able to discuss the matter with your boyfriend’s exes, they would concur with his take on what happened re not having DC.

Hmmmm but you didn’t phrase it like past regret op. You wrote he WANTS children of his own, not that after a deep conversation he admitted he had let time slip by and should have had children when he could.
Saying he wants a child now is quite different.
Again, he has sacrificed that for whatever he has been doing.
What is the point with him getting with a woman who doesn’t want or can’t have them?
I have a friend who married a younger man. He was childless and admitted he really would have liked to have had a child with her. She already had children and had no desire to start again. At least he admitted that he has spend his adult life dating and having fun with much younger women. None of these women were at a stage to settle down and start a family.
They are very happy and he is a good step dad to her children. He knew the score when he asked her to marry him.

@Loopytiles they actually went on to have their own children - but split for other reasons. There was one i thought was very serious but she ended up cheating.

@Holidayhell22 i had some long talks about this and ive made it clear about the no children route. For various reasons i dont want to live with anyone again either nor get married to anyone. He's been ok with this - he had opportunities to have children but decided against this. That really isnt my issue.