Dear Maria:

My partner and I have been together for over four years.  We are married, no matter what the State says.  We are both settled and have great jobs.  I work from home.  The money is good and we have just bought a house in a family neighborhood. 

I want a baby, and my partner is dead set against it.  We talked in passing about having kids in the past and I guess I did just assume that he would want kids.  He says that there is too much prejudice and that our kid would have a hard time having two dads.  I disagree.  I think we can love our child enough so that the prejudice will not matter.  Should I stay or go?  I really want a kid and cannot imagine my life without children.

Childless

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