I had been trying to get pregnant for six years, and finally, it happened! I decided to surprise my partner on his 30th birthday. But his reaction was not what I expected.
At 26 years old, I had been with my partner for ten years. We often talked about starting a family. When I shared my story on Reddit, the online community was quick to criticize my partner and show their support for me. A month later, I gave Redditors an update on what happened.
For a few days, I had been feeling sick, but my busy work schedule kept me from seeing a doctor. On the morning of my boyfriend’s birthday, I finally went to my appointment.
While waiting, I couldn’t stop thinking about his birthday celebration. After checking my vitals and asking a few questions, the doctor told me the big news—I was pregnant!
I was over the moon and decided to keep the news to myself until I got home, hoping it would be the perfect birthday surprise. But when I got back, I found him chatting with one of my friends. I pulled him aside to share the news privately, but he brushed me off.
Unable to hold back my excitement, I announced to everyone that I was pregnant. To my shock, he got angry, saying, “This was supposed to be about me! You’ve ruined my day!”
I shared on Reddit how he broke up with me ten days later and admitted he was seeing another woman. He even offered me anything I wanted to get an abortion, but I refused. He gave me two weeks to find a new place to live.
He never wanted to get married, saying, “Marriage is just something people use to prove their love.” He also stopped me from going to college because it was too far from home.
This experience taught me to stand up for myself instead of letting others walk all over me. Some people around me found this change unsettling. “You’ve changed from the lovely, innocent person we knew before this,” they said.
Most Redditors felt for me and blamed my partner. They believed he never really wanted a child with me.
Share your thoughts in the comments down below!
