How strong the desire for a family can be
Leaving your partner because he’s infertile
Author: Laura Spoelstra
As someone who works in the field of egg – and sperm donation, this article about a woman leaving her partner because he was infertile struck a chord. The heading doesn’t quite cover the story as, according to the journalist, the man didn’t want sperm donation either. A real shame for both parties.
Would you have left your partner for infertility? How far would you have gone?
To read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3384348/Meet-woman-left-fiance-single-mother.html
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My desire for children was so great that I’d done everything immoral, unethical and illegal. That’s what I said when I was 20. Although that comment itself makes me cringe knowing what i know now, the sentiment behind it still counts: I would have done ‘everything’.
It’s a shame her partner didn’t want sperm donation as research suggests that families through donation function normally in any other way. I’m surprised they didn’t research this a bit more to put their mind at ease.
It is a hard question, but nobody can be blamed for their individual choices. In the end, perhaps there was something missing in their relationship.