My girlfriends biological clock is ticking. She is 23. I'm

>>17956423
This is a stupid question, because you're assuming that knocking her up exists in a vacuum where you won't be obligated to pay child support, or have a bad reputation as someone that's cheating on his pregnant girlfriend

But why? Why knock her up and force her to care for a destructive money leech for 18+ years?

It's one thing to want children, that's fine. But why on earth would you get her pregnant if you don't want to be with her? Do you WANT to be chained to her through child support?

>>17956423
Don't stress about it man. You could have kids in 4 years and still be fine.

If you think this is a reasonable idea, you don't know what a mother is, or a father, what parents are, what a family is, and what it means to have children. I hope this is bait.

>>17956431

I want to have children. I want to play catch with my son or daughter, I want to take them to the zoo, or to a science museum. I want to show them the world and teach them a lot of cool stuff. I want to help them with their homework, I want to stick up for them if a kid if being mean to them. I want to teach them all the things I wish someone had taught me.

But at the same time, I'm not ready to "settle down." And, I probably won't be ready to settle down until I'm pushing 40. In which case I think I'll be way too old to give a child a good life. Like I'd be happy being a single father to be honest, or having joint custody.

I'm not saying I'd knock her up, abandon her, then be stuck with child support. I just don't know what I'll want a year or two from now. I want to move to Toronto or NYC, she wants to move to the small town her mom and grandpa live in.

>>17956423
>how bad
like 8 out of 10 where 10 is going into school shooting your peers. If you dont want to marry her and take care of child, why would you do that?

>>17956446
So instead of staying with someone whose future clearly doesn't align with yours, why not break up with her and find a gf with more compatible life goals? Or, if
>I want to move to Toronto or NYC, she wants to move to the small town her mom and grandpa live in.
is the only compatibility issue in your relationship, surely you two can compromise.

And a 40 year old can definitely be a good father, you'd likely have another 30-40 years with your child.

Don't be stupid and rush into fatherhood just because you feel you're at your "prime".