Pregnant Woman Fails To Trap A Smart Man Into Parenthood

So you’re busy shagging the town Minx for several months, and poof one morning over a croissant at the bookstore she says “by the way i’m pregnant.” Railroading a guy into parenthood isn’t just some “baby daddy” soap-opera scenario. According to an article on Men Style. “A woman’s fertility peaks when she’s between the ages of 20 and 24, according to Mayo Clinic statistics. By the time she’s 35 to 39, it’s already wilted by 25 to 50 percent. And from there the options aren’t always so attractive: The average cost of in vitro fertilization in the United States is $100,000 per baby—and insurance generally won’t pay a cent. Combine that with the shifting social mores about single motherhood and having kids outside of marriage, and you’ve got a pretty good explanation for why some women, particularly ones in stable relationships, don’t see this as trickery at all—it’s more like a nudge.” Your... (more...)