Dear Lady, Ann:
My boyfriend and I have been together for 13 years. He is the only man I have ever been with. I have always envisioned having a family with him, but he has always stated that he was not ready for kids yet. I have aborted two pregnancies because each time I got pregnant, he insisted that he was not ready to have kids, but if I went ahead to have the baby, it would be my decision.
I did not want to have kids for the man I love and watch him resent me for forcing him into fatherhood, but I never wanted to abort our babies either. I regret it every single day. Every time I see a baby, I think of the babies I could have had and how old they would have been. It is a terrible feeling I get to live with, but I kept hoping my boyfriend would one day change his mind about kids.
Two nights ago, I found out he cheated on me, and the girl was pregnant for him. She literally texted me, telling me to back off her man, because they had decided to start a family together. I can’t begin to describe how I feel. I told him about the messages and he has been apologizing, saying it was a mistake and it won’t happen again. The lengths I have gone for this man. The many things I have done against my wish. It feels like a bad dream that I really want to wake up from. Lady. Ann, what can I do?
– Broken & Regretful
#DLATribe, what do you think she should do? Stay or walk away?