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When financial planning masks deeper fears

My partner wants to have kids and I keep saying we should wait until we have more money saved but I think I am just scared of the responsibility.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Practical concerns can become a socially acceptable way to avoid confronting emotional unreadiness.

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