# I Didn’t Want to Have Kids. My Husband Did. Could Our Marriage Survive?

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Podcast: [Modern Love](https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-love-436568)
Published: 2026-02-25T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.nytimes.com/column/modern-love-podcast
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## Resource

Helena de Groot thought she had decided not to become a mother. But, she found, she had to make that decision over and over again.

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