Bookings spiked by 1,200 percent post-election, and IUD signups more than octupled.

  • Brodysseus@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    Got mine in June.

    Was pretty scared going in but now I’m glad I did it. 0 kids, haven’t ever wanted them. Lost a ltr because the woman I was seeing decided she did want kids after 5 years together (where we previously agreed we both did not want them).

    After we split I got a little foot loose with dating and realized I should just make my decision to be childless my own and permanent, why risk it for myself or others.

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      6 days ago

      About the same story for me, about a decade ago

      It was also really nice for dating because it weeded out the women who were still on the fence, and let the other women know I wasn’t on the fence

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      6 days ago

      I had pretty much the same thing happen. In a relationship for 5 years and suddenly she flips on not wanting kids and ends things. Decided from that point on that I would just voluntarily sterilize myself so that my own decision to not have kids is never a point of negotiation with anyone else.

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        6 days ago

        Yeah that phenomenon is odd. She’s married with a kid now, maybe just 2 years later. Glad it’s not me pretty much daily we had a dog together and I was skeptical lol