Why are couples insisting on saying "WE ARE PREGNANT" when that could not POSSIBLY be?

Question

Is it a women's desire to "femitize" her "man" or is a "man" really that whimpy that if he doesn't go along he won't "get any" or face other humiliations. This is troubling in this Country. In other Countries you NEVER insult a "man" with such an FABRICATED insinuation

Answer 1

Men, for too long have been left out of the loop when their wife is pregnant. It takes two to have a baby. The mother is the only one who can carry the child....but it is both the man and the woman's baby. I think its nice that people are now recognizing that the man is insturmental in the pregnancy. In other countries you think it's an insult. I guess you also believe that the mutilation of a child's genitals is acceptable too in another country. You probably believe also that the killing of innocent women and children in the name of Allah is also acceptable. We dont live in another country, thank God, we live in the western world with western idea's where we believe we are equal to everyone else.

Answer 2

This is because the men are truly taking a part in the pregnancy of their wives. They realize that it is a joint responsibility and that both partners took part in making that possible. When the baby finally does grace the world with it's presence it will be their child and not her child. Therefore it is only proper and befitting for the couple to say "we are pregnant". On the man's part it is not literal, of course, but rather figuratively speaking, since they too are going to be affected by the pregnancy. That is, if the father is going to stick around and support the mother during this process. Of course, those men that are not actively a part of the pregnancy of their child wouldn't look at things this way because they are not there! "We are pregnant." That is a phrase that most pregnant women love to hear, because they know that their man is behind them supporting them the whole way through this rough time of carrying a baby.

Answer 3

I don't think there is actually any sort of purposeful insinuation. A lot of times you may interchangeably use "pregnant" and "expecting". "We're expecting" is something that is acceptable, so why should "we're pregnant" be acceptable? That's the logic that people are using.

Personally, I find it a little annoying, but maybe it just has to do with the idea that the two actually become one person...blah blah blah. It does take both to get pregnant, so maybe that's where they're going with it.

I don't really think this is a big deal, though. There are far worse issues in the world....LiKe PeOpLe WhO tYpE lIkE tHiS

Answer 4

"We" are pregnant does not necessarily mean the the biological "insinuation". If you are a man and you truly care for your spouse, it means that there will be some psychological as well as physical changes that you will undergo. You may gain weight. You will definitely find yourself worrying about a thousand things in anticipation of the responsibility of having to care for another life. Pregnancy has a way of effecting everyone close to the mother. Especially, the closest person of all, the Father.

Answer 5

It is actually a good thing. When 2 people are married they are "one flesh." They share the good and bad together. What better event can a couple share than the conception of their children? To know that, if all goes well, their children will be born, and are currently growing inside the mother's womb is fantastic.

I think it is great that a father & mother think in this manner, to be eagerly anticipating, together, the birth of their child.

It is too bad that this seems to be a difficult concept for you to understand.

For Jose O: Not a bad start! I have 3, so far.

Answer 6

I would say it is because it is an experience and a very intimate and important one at that.....by a couple that has the feeling that this event is shared not only by the one giving birth, but also by the other that has also created this pregnancy. Have you ever heard of the man also having morning sickness and not just the woman? I believe with some men this isn't a sign that he is a wimp, but an indication of just how involved and closely he feels connected to the woman that will have his child. I myself would never consider this man a sissy-la-la, but a man that is very much in love with me and our future child.

Answer 7

Because 8 times out of 10 the guy is right there by his womans side when they're trying to have a baby. So when she reads that positive test strip...he feels the emotion just as much as she does.

Answer 8

I completely agree....and every time I hear a man say "We're pregnant", you better believe I correct him! However, my husband DID have my morning sickness for me both times! LOL! But trust me....the WOMAN is the pregnant one! SHE is the one carrying a growing child in her uterus for 40 weeks (give or take a couple of weeks) , gaining weight, getting sore breasts, going through all of the physical and emotional changes and the physical examinations / blood work / testing, etc. It is appropriate for a man who is going to be a father to say "WE are expecting a child", but he is NOT the pregnant one, and unless he plans on pushing something the size of a large watermelon out of a tiny hole that gets stretched beyond belief, he needs to apologize to his wife and every other woman who has actually carried a child in her womb, because THAT is what it means to be pregnant!

Answer 9

It's because it takes a man's sperm to produce a baby, so he considers the unborn child 50% his. It's not like the man is saying "I am pregnant." He's stating that he is proud that he is about to become a father and accepts responsibility for his unborn child.

Answer 10

When a couple joins in marriage, they become one flesh. Their children are them in one flesh. So it's up to the individual if they want to say we are pg or if they want to say we are expecting a child. To each his own. What do you care any way. Say it how you want and let others say what they want. That's the beauty of living in a free country.