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He only wanted 1 kid but his wife convinced him to have 4.

No one wanted kids, he's slight above average looking japanese man with good personality but whenever he tried to get commitment, he got dumped even if relationship was several years long.

He told me it's because they don't want to take risk.




>whenever he tried to get commitment, he got dumped even if relationship was several years long.

Interesting story, but talking about commitment and having kids is something you need to do before you're even seriously dating someone; it's not something you wait several years to bring up. What you're looking for in a relationship and what you want out of one in the future is one of the most basic compatibility factors in a relationship, so it should be discussed after a few dates or so.

I kinda feel like something's missing from this story.


Other than this, this is not how dating works.

Most people only ask "if you are open to having kids in future"

Followed by rough estimate of timeline which may or may not materialize with the same person.

A lot of people don't really know much about themselves, change their mind later, or give the compatible answers because they don't wanna lose the anticipated benefits of being with this person.




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