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TheRealJuliane
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OP, the main purpose of marriage is to unite as one flesh and create new lives. We were charged to procreate, not to postpone that until WE decide it is the right time.
There are a heck of a lot of people who figured they’d wait for “the right time,” who are now unable to conceive and unable to accept that they made their choices when they chose a career over parenthood over and over again.
I believe that you should WANT to create new souls for God, with your intended, before you marry. If you are not open to life, you are not ready for marriage.
We live selfish lives today, geared toward what WE want, what WE enjoy, not what GOD wants us to do.
Pray about this. If you tell your priest that you do not want children, I believe he will not marry you.
oh and P.S. - About being able to afford 5 kids and not 6…God provides. After you buy all the stuff for the first one, and the 2nd if a different gender, you can re-use a lot of stuff or buy second-hand. Kids don’t need near as much junk as the TV tells you they do, and kids are worth more than any luxury item you can imagine desiring. Don’t think so far ahead, and don’t set limits unnecessarily.
There are a heck of a lot of people who figured they’d wait for “the right time,” who are now unable to conceive and unable to accept that they made their choices when they chose a career over parenthood over and over again.
I believe that you should WANT to create new souls for God, with your intended, before you marry. If you are not open to life, you are not ready for marriage.
We live selfish lives today, geared toward what WE want, what WE enjoy, not what GOD wants us to do.
Pray about this. If you tell your priest that you do not want children, I believe he will not marry you.
oh and P.S. - About being able to afford 5 kids and not 6…God provides. After you buy all the stuff for the first one, and the 2nd if a different gender, you can re-use a lot of stuff or buy second-hand. Kids don’t need near as much junk as the TV tells you they do, and kids are worth more than any luxury item you can imagine desiring. Don’t think so far ahead, and don’t set limits unnecessarily.
