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Esther Calling - I Waited for You to be Ready but Now I’m 40 and Childless

2025/5/12
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Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel
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个人财务专家和广播主持人，通过多种媒体平台提供实用的财务建议和债务管理策略。
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Caller: 我正面临与六年伴侣分手后的困境，我们曾冷冻胚胎，约定40岁生育。然而，他回避生育话题，导致关系破裂。现在我40岁，独自一人，既愤怒又恐惧，对未来家庭感到迷茫。我感到我的时间被浪费，生育能力被低估，我不知道如何原谅自己，也不知道如何保持希望。 Esther: 如果你想养育一个孩子，你就会养育一个孩子。也许这个孩子不会以你想象的方式来到你身边，也许它不会像你一直认为的那样，成为一个爱情故事的一部分。也许这个孩子不是你认识的捐赠者，也许是你认识的捐赠者，但不是你自己的卵子和基因。你一定会有一个孩子，这不像一种疾病，有时你无法逆转它。也许这个孩子不是你一直想象的那样来到你身边，但你一定会有一个孩子。你可能会生下这个孩子，也可能不会生下这个孩子，但你一定会有一个孩子。你必须开始以多种形式和多种表现来思考。如果你增加表现形式，它就会改变情节，增加命运。如果你想养育一个孩子，就会有一个孩子。也许不是你的亲生孩子，也许不是你伴侣的亲生孩子，也许不会在你体内生长，也许会在你体内生长，你可能会生下它，你可能会在以后遇到它，但它会来的。你需要拓宽你对如何在你的生活和世界中拥有一个孩子的愿景。

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They were in love for 6 years and building a life together. They froze embryos and agreed on a timeline for getting pregnant. But when the time came, he wavered, and the relationship fell apart. Now she finds herself alone, angry, scared, and having to rethink her definition of family. She asks Esther, how she can remain hopeful when everything feels so lost?

Topic - Conflict & Polarization

Esther Callings are a one time, 45-60 minute interventional phone call with Esther. They are edited for time, clarity, and anonymity. If you have a question you would like to talk through with Esther, send a voice memo to [email protected].

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