> I'm sure there are plenty of men downright eager to sign a contract relinquishing any paternity claim/liability as a condition of dating.
Are there?
I don't know. I don't think most men are as mercenary as that.
As someone who was literally offered this situation (a lesbian couple I was friends with that wanted a child) I can say that it simply wasn't something I could seriously consider.
How could I exist knowing that I had a child that I had little or no relationship with? A child who would constantly wonder about their father and why I wasn't part of their life?
I don't think it's just me, I think most guys would have a problem with that.
And maybe the ones that don't wouldn't be the best choice for being a father?
Sperm donors exist. It doesn't need to be most, or even that many. When I wrote my comment I was thinking of the many young guys that don't want to be trapped into settling down, but I agree when it comes down to it it is a much bigger mental hurdle knowing that the intent is to definitely produce a child.
Are there?
I don't know. I don't think most men are as mercenary as that.
As someone who was literally offered this situation (a lesbian couple I was friends with that wanted a child) I can say that it simply wasn't something I could seriously consider.
How could I exist knowing that I had a child that I had little or no relationship with? A child who would constantly wonder about their father and why I wasn't part of their life?
I don't think it's just me, I think most guys would have a problem with that.
And maybe the ones that don't wouldn't be the best choice for being a father?