Posted on 12/13/2023 6:14:15 AM PST by Rummyfan
A woman said she felt “betrayed by feminism” after deciding she wanted to settle down, have a family and a husband as she approached 39th birthday. At one point during the interview with Fox News Digital, she broke down crying describing how she feared she would end up alone and childless.
Melissa Persling recently wrote an essay for Business Insider titled, “I’m 38 and single, and I recently realized I want a child. I’m terrified I’ve missed my opportunity.” She said after it went viral in November, hate began to pour in from men telling her that she’s lived a selfish life. Persling has a much different account of her story.
When Persling was 22, she married a traditional man and moved to a rural community in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, where she grew up.
“He wanted a simple life with children and home-cooked meals,” she said. However, Persling – despite coming from a religious Christian background – made it clear to her husband-to-be that she did not want children.
“At that time I felt very strongly I did not want children, that I wasn’t going to be like the traditional housewife. I knew I did want to pursue a career,” she told Fox News Digital in an interview. “And I felt very strongly that that would never change. And I guess I was wrong.”
Persling said both her and her ex thought that love could conquer everything, but after 10 years, it was clear their differences in life goals were irreconcilable. Persling said she became resentful when he would ask for dinner or for his laundry to be done.
“I did little to hide my disdain for our small-town life. He was a good and hardworking man, but I don’t think I made him feel that way,” she said.
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The Idaho dude should thank his lucky stars. I hope he landed on his feet and found a loyal, deserving wife.
Her biological clock has run down.................
It’s easy to be smart later. No sympathy from me. She made her bed (as they say).
Sorry toots, too late. Maybe you can hook up with an illegal who will will do anything for a green card.
There are lots of videos like this on YouTube.
She can always adopt a cat, or 3 or 4.
She’s probably had more than one abortion.
That’s generally true
Babylon Bee strikes again!
don’t do it, spare the baby the pained life it will have.
Her grandmother, at least, likely explained the realities of feminity and its short lifespan to the window of fertility.
I know many women 35ish in this situation
Their prime attraction phase is over and biological clock ticking
The pool for good mates now is very small
Men can have children much later
Jokes on them
Sad though
Men, specifically White men, have been hammered by feminists for decades. Guess we should care about this now… Nope.
38 isn’t ‘too late’ however the odds are much greater that she will have a harder time conceiving and the child might also have Down Syndrome....................
She must be tired of Boxed Wine and Cats. Sorry toots, the decisions you made years ago have finally caught up to you.
Kind of like a tattoo “No Regerts,” close but not right!!!
[“He wanted a simple life with children and home-cooked meals,” she said.]
I went for that too. Unfortunately, every gal that I liked ran from that like a jet car on full afterburner.
Because like, parties, drinking, that’s where it’s at.....
Exactly.
I can think of one or two in similar situations.
Sad really.
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