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When couples can't decide if they're ready to start a family

My partner and I keep talking about starting a family but we're both waiting for some mythical moment when we'll feel truly ready and our friends who just had a baby keep saying nobody ever feels ready and we're stuck in this loop of analysis paralysis together.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people are discovering that readiness is not a prerequisite for beginning, but they cannot move forward without releasing the illusion of perfect timing.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Starting before ready?”

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