On: Polyamory doesn't liberate; monogamy doesn't protect

[thatfrenchguy]

> 0: It's not that we're old but that we will be old by the time we're done.

Raising children when you're old is so much harder, and you'll be mega-old when they're 20. I really don't see the point?

[renewiltord → thatfrenchguy]

The point is to avoid that precise problem by parallelizing the child-having. My wife can only have one child at a time and medically recommended spacing is 18 months. The objective is to have our children as young as we can given our current ages.

[echoangle → renewiltord]

I hope it’s not too personal, ignore if it is: How many children are you aiming for?

[renewiltord → echoangle]

Given that we have this limit and our age, 3 if her health permits. If we could parallelize, one could imagine twice that+.

[beachtaxidriver → renewiltord]

If you don't mind me asking, how many are you starting with now?

Because three is a lot. And if you're starting from 0 or 1 today, I can't imagine you actually want six.

[renewiltord → beachtaxidriver]

We'll see where we get. In some sense, the revealed preference is that I didn't, considering I prioritized my career over finding a partner. But we'll see.