I would insist he talk to you, tell him you want children now. You need to know if you should waste anymore time in this relationship. He may not want any kids, if not you need to know, so you can move on. If he says not now,later, not sure you can trust that reply.

Hi purple,
First if I come across as unsympathetic PLEASE I hope you understand I do not mean it that way but you may not get the answers you want. I think 27 is WAYYYYYY too young to worry about not getting exactly what you want in exactly the right time in life. That is the biatchhhh about life....it kinda does that to you. It does not usually work out exactly how we have it planned. I think it is deceitful and very morally wrong to trick a man into fatherhood. MAKE him talk to you and if he is not ready move on to someone that can fulfill that dream, or heck do it alone. The problem is that if you ahve a relationship that you are in that is stable, that is great, but heavens you can not even talk to the man honey, that is a HUGE HUGE red flag! Even if you do go ahead with it and end up divorced and CAN support the children on your own your now ex may sue for partial custody and you lose your babies half the time! Also, children are more than just needing a salary to support them, they are VERY hard to raise, especially alone. I don't want to dissuade you from children, or even single motherhood by YOUR choice without trickery, as it IS the most joyful job you will ever have. But really think long and hard before you do this, forced parenting may work out for some but total dishonesty from your life partner, how could you live with that? Good luck.

Don't do the wrong thing. To 'forget' the pill is an awful thing to do. It's selfish and wrong. You owe it to your kids to do things right. And to yourself and your partner. If a marriage doesn't work out it's a whole different game; but to intentionally already contemplate it is really bad.

And what do you mean that you don't know if you can turn back on this point?? What a load of ... That is just a way in your own mind to somehow try and escape the responsibility of your 'decision', as if you don't have to own up to it. I feel very worried for your partner, nobody should be treated like that. And if he can't talk about things, than he'll need to learn! No reason to than pypass that with your own little plan. Take him to a counselor and bring up the issues that are important to you.

I'm thinking is this post for real? Do people like you still exist? Any idea on how badly a divorce can damage children? Try and read a bit about that maybe (and yes I'm on the stepparents forum so I know that side)before you do something stupid. Why not be single and get a sperm donor? Or just give it a couple more years...

How would you feel if your BF had a vasectomy already, but he 'forgot' to tell you? Turn it around and explore your own feelings when it comes to that. How would you feel if he were to do something drastic without you having the faintest clue..

"...it just feels like I am legally binding myself to someone!"

Ummm....what other did you think it was?

"My boyfriend is not one to talk about his feelings, EVER, so other than the fact that we live together and things are going well..."

Seems like contradiction in the same sentence.

"I have no idea where our relationship is going."

Don't have children until you do.

"I have tried bringing it up to him, but he is just not easy to talk to about these things, and I am always left feeling no better off about our future than I did before. I am SURE we will get married one day, but when??"

Sounds to me like you're friends with "benefits." You're not describing husband material here other than your excited suppositions.

If you want this man to be the father of your children, you need better communication/understanding with him than you've written about. Since you say your attempts at it have been failures, you might consider the message in that. Lots of men are "slow movers" because their women let them be so. Some are that way because that's the way they want it -- which usually means good company, good money, good whoopie, no strings, and no children.

He's 32. You've known him and lived with him for a long time. Don't let him tell you he doesn't know his mind on these topics. Get it on the table. And don't make him a father if he doesn't want to be. Do that and you'll likely ruin three lives....and one of them innocent.

Purple, the first thing that comes to my mind is that in order to be a good parent you need maturity. Anyone who would scheme to become pregnant when her partner is obviously not ready lacks maturity and common sense. You say that you are sure you will end up married someday but I wonder how you come to that conclusion. Sounds to me like you need to open your eyes and get your priorities straightened out. Take it from a single mother (widow) raising a child alone is one of the most difficult things you will ever do. Good luck. Satine

How would you feel if he had a vasectomy and didn't tell you about it? And then proceeded to marry you and live life with you, having taken away your choice on whether to have children, without your knowledge or consent? Accidents happen on the pill all the time, and who knows, it could end up happening anyway. Infertility happens all the time, and who knows, it could end up happening anyway.

What you are suggesting is worse, because it involves not only his life and yours but the life of an innocent child.

Having a child ties you to a person more than marriage. Having a child together is truly forever. Marriage, sadly, can end very quickly.

Don't do it. Don't do it to him, don't do it to your child. And don't do it to yourself.

And the fact that you spoke to your mother about this and she thinks it's fine? yowch. Stop talking to mommy about this. If you're big enough to have a baby, you're big enough to make the decision without her.

Talk to your boyfriend. If he won't communicate now, you're in for heaps of trouble later.

I know the urge to have a baby can be strong. Keep strong. Your baby, and your lover, will thank you later.

I do not understand how you can be with someone two years, move in with eachother, and then still not be able to talk about a future (marriage, children, etc.).

You need to have the conversation with him about marriage and kids. But DO NOT trick him. Ya, he may marry you after you have "accidentaly" become pregnant. But he may also resent you and then cheat on you or eventually divorce you.