When Should You Tell Someone You’re Going Out With That You Don’t Want Children?

When Should You Tell Someone You're Going Out With That You Don't Want Children?

The type of relationship you have with her should be established early.

Is this a casual relationship or a serious one?

In mutually establishing that it is a casual relationship that neither party has any intention of taking beyond that, there is no need to talk about not wanting children.

It’s a casual relationship.

It’s intended to be short-lived, and in this vain, neither party is looking to have children.

It’s different when you two are in a serious relationship.

By far, the majority of people who get into a serious relationship eventually want children.

It doesn’t matter if the person you are dating hasn’t mentioned it in any of their conversations with you thus far.

If you are in a serious relationship with the person, the assumption is made that you would want to have children with them down the line.

This is the reality of serious relationships.

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The end goal is to have children.

This is why it is crucial to establish the type of relationship you have with her early.

By establishing whether you are in a casual or serious relationship, you know how to tackle the question of having children.

In mutually establishing that you are in a serious relationship with her, the next step is to let her know that you don’t want children.

Don’t make the mistake of thinking that in not having had a discussion about children thus far in your relationship with her, she isn’t interested in having them.

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The lion’s share of women do.

She hasn’t brought up the topic of having children, worried that doing so would seem too presumptuous at this current stage in her relationship with you.

But she is thinking about when the proper time would be.

When you don’t establish whether you two are on the same page as far as wanting children early on, you put yourself on a perilous path.

The longer you go out with each other, the greater the odds that deeper feelings are going to be established on either side.

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Next thing you know, you are holding out on telling her that you don’t want children because you have such a good thing going in this relationship and you don’t want to lose the security of being in it.

This is where you become selfish, thinking that as long as you two don’t talk about the topic of having children, you are in the clear.

You aren’t.

The last thing you want is to lead someone on by omission.

By establishing a deeper connection with her over time, you make it harder for you to be upfront and honest about not wanting children, and make it harder for her to bring up the topic, not wanting to put you on the spot.

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This is never good for either party.

You end up wasting precious time with each other that could have been better spent with different partners who are on the same page.

Though in the minority, there are some people who don’t want to have children either.

Take solace in that, and let her know early that you don’t want children.

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