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masticatingman posted...

Your age argument isnt a good one. Men have new kids all the time in their late 30s and thru their 40s. The expectation is youll take care of yourself reasonably well. You probably wont depart until the new kid is in their 30s or 40s themselves. You really only have an argument as a guy to not have kids in your 50s on up...although you can still do it then too if you want. So yeah, hate to break it to ya but you got a long shelf life.

Also, it's kind of presumptuous to say "your argument isn't good" when it's based off what he wants at that stage in his life. If he doesn't want to be dealing with college road trips and such at 51, he's fine to feel that way. And, believe it or not, there is a pretty significant difference in how well most people feel at 41 vs 51. I'm watching that happen with my folks now.
That being said, I feel for you I guess but having kids while possible is a pretty crucial aspect to hetero relationships and theres no easy answer.

Actually, new studies are showing that men's sperm isn't as... "good," for lack of a better term, as they get up in age. It's not as bad as it is with women and eggs, but the quality you produce definitely declines.

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