I'd just like to point out that there are women in their 40's who are childless not by choice but by divorce from a guy that wasted our child-bearing years and then chucked us over for somebody else. Some of us are pretty realistic about the fact that we won't be having any kids of our own. And we might just be able to love YOURS as much as you do. Unless they are gross. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Not offended, but a little sensitive about this one.

CS

You are right, nams. But the men have an advantage here - they have no clocks. So at 50, 60, and even 70, they are usually as fertile as 20 year olds.

Unfortunately and sadly for women, they don't have that luxury.

It is unfair, but the fact is that men can get away with partying until their 40's or 50's, and then find some 30 year old to impregnate. A woman who parties through her 30's is on a much tighter schedule.

AGG

CS, I knew I was taking a risk by generalizing, even though I was mostly expressing my own personal preferences in who I date. But I am fully aware that the situation you describe above exists, and I sympathize. These women certainly are nothing like the women Check and I are describing, who avoided both marriage and kids so that they can get "everything else" done first.


And I would love to date those women. In fact, I am dating one like that right now, and I think it is working out quite well - she is childless and is realistically too old to have her own kids, but admires the fact that I have small kids and am a devoted dad. Seems to be the perfect setup, at least in the child regard.


I can understand that. It's always dangerous to generalize, because there are always exceptions to the generalities. Again, sorry for hitting a sensitive spot.

AGG