He’s Worried About His Future With His Girlfriend Of Five Years And Wants Her To Get Healthy Before They Try To Have A Baby
This 23-year-old man and his girlfriend, who is also 23, have been dating for five years. However, he thinks that his girlfriend’s lifestyle habits are simply unhealthy.
When it comes to food, she will only ever eat meals from fast food joints or boxed items– like TV dinners and mac and cheese.
He’s tried to cook her dinners with vegetables or fruits before, too, but every single time she tries them, his girlfriend just throws a “fit” and claims to hate the texture of fresh produce.
Around six months ago, her poor habits started to catch up with her body, too. Apparently, his girlfriend’s health began to decline, and her doctor thought it was most likely due to his girlfriend’s lack of vitamins and exercise– since she doesn’t work out.
“So I bought her some expensive women’s multivitamins, and she took them for a week, got better, and then stopped taking them,” he recalled.
According to him, he also kept trying to remind his girlfriend to take her vitamins, but she always “found some reason” to neglect taking them. Plus, she would get frustrated at him for even reminding her.
That’s why his girlfriend’s health started to decline again recently, and he’s getting nervous about their future together.
She really wants to get married and have kids together, and at the beginning of their relationship, he wanted the same thing. Given how his girlfriend doesn’t take care of herself, though, he isn’t on board anymore.
“I don’t want to marry someone who’s going to be sick all our lives because she doesn’t make the bare minimum effort to be healthy,” he explained.
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He’s also worried about raising children with a partner who won’t instill good lifestyle habits.
“If we have kids, how would she lead by example if she makes a fuss every time I try to make her taste anything healthy?” he vented.
Still, he’s been afraid of approaching his girlfriend about her health and their future because, every time, she just ends up crying, and nothing ever changes.
Nonetheless, that hasn’t changed the fact that he wants his girlfriend to get healthy before they even think about having a baby. And now, he’s been left wondering if that’s reasonable or not.
Is it understandable that he wants his girlfriend to be healthy before she becomes a mother? Do you think there are any other ways to help his girlfriend, or is the situation out of his hands? What would you do in his shoes?
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