Taadow
The StarchBishop™️
I say its this more than anything. People have these fantasy views of what parenthood should be like...married, with the love of their life and the whole nine and when it doesnt fit that mold they dip. Its not the life they wanted.
I can see why you say the bolded, but that's a two-way street as well...
I know some women who have gotten pregnant and perhaps (to your point) realize they don't want to raise their child with that
particular man. Because of that, they limit said mans' access to that child. That doesn't make that man a "bum" or a "deadbeat",
but it does explain why so many men don't have as full a share in child rearing as they would like. There are a lot of men
being kept from their babies.
- One woman I know straight up a dude "I want to raise her by myself - don't even send me money."
- A couple of women dipped out of state and never told the daddies.
It's cold game - but it is the game...