It takes so much time to learn to be You, and then so much time to learn to be with another person (which is why there should be a rule no marriage before age 27). Adding on a brand-new human early in a marriage seems insane, especially given the psychology of the stages of relationships (i.e. waiting past the ‘first flush’ of the first 2-3 years). [Of course, I’d personally say the happiest marriages are those that are childfree…]
The lending out sounds like a great idea…. And given her fulltime job, Marcus would be the one to do most of the borrowed childcare! That might change his mind…
It takes so much time to learn to be You, and then so much time to learn to be with another person (which is why there should be a rule no marriage before age 27). Adding on a brand-new human early in a marriage seems insane, especially given the psychology of the stages of relationships (i.e. waiting past the ‘first flush’ of the first 2-3 years). [Of course, I’d personally say the happiest marriages are those that are childfree…]
The lending out sounds like a great idea…. And given her fulltime job, Marcus would be the one to do most of the borrowed childcare! That might change his mind…