Dear Prudence: Should I Leave My Infertile Partner?

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Dear Prudence Should I Leave My Infertile Partner? In a live chat, Dear Prudence advises a man who wants to bolt after learning his girlfriend can't have kids. By Emily Yoffe Posted Monday, Mar 19, 2012, at 07:00 PM ET Emily Yoffe, aka Dear Prudence, is on Washingtonpost.com weekly to chat live with readers. An edited transcript of this week's chat is below. (Sign up here to get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week. Read Prudie's Slate columns here. Send questions to Prudence at prudence@slate.com.) Emily Yoffe: Good afternoon. Spring, spring, spring! Pollen, pollen, pollen! Q. Infertile girlfriend: My amazing girlfriend of four years has been told that she will never have biological children. It was devastating to both of us. She is coming to terms with it and saying things like, "We can look into adoption." While I've been trying to support her, the truth is, I'm now wondering if our relationship can make it. The more I think about adoption, the more uncertain I feel, and it would be unfair to adopt a child without being sure. I've researched a bit on surrogacy and donor eggs and all, and it sounds very complicated and expensive, and there's no guarantee. I know this sounds cold and callous, but the whole infertility issue is beginning to look like a deal breaker for me. Am I being a jerk? A: If you were married, would you divorce her? If you would, there would be general agreement that you were quite the cad. If the situation were reversed and you both discovered you will never be able to father children, would you understand if she said adoption or donor sperm wasn ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Spitzer: The JOBS Act Would Undo the Most Important Reforms Placed on Wall Street in a Generation Southern Voters Answer the Question They Find Hardest To Understand Mike Daisey Was Nowhere Near Being  Substantially True About Apple in China	Advertisement
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