Re: [Anon.]/[Anon.]
Whoa. I think we're talking at cross-purposes. I thought you said you'd discussed the kid. Four years? Three year old? Basic math.
Small minority, maybe. And it's not perfect. It's not even a damn fairy tale. Loving someone back can be as bad as not loving them at all. I even had a fairy tale tell me something like it, once.
There's no requirement for emotional attachment, no. But it's what we seem to be built for.