No offense, but there is a point at which others aren't at fault and the behavior you're asking of them is ridiculous.
this post was submitted on 18 Jun 2025
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Fantastic unpopular opinion. Post is work of a scholar.
Yeah... OP is a clown but the post is actually proper for the community haha
Good job!
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Look at the up and down votes. You did it, OP <3
It means they’re having bareback sex and the man orgasms while inside her.
Did you just find this out? Welcome to humanity. Every human being around you also farts, shits, and pisses too. That means if they excuse themselves to go to the bathroom that they very well may be creating a devastatingly disgusting mountain of shit covered in blood and bowel mucus that would humble Shrek himself. Does that mean someone excusing themselves to the bathroom is disgusting too?
You are focusing on .000000001% of what actually "trying for a baby" entails. It's not just the act of sex. It's the acceptance of two loving people that they are attempting to change their lives forever and be responsible for a child. It's letting other people know that a life change is coming and expect an emotional roller coaster. For YOU to focus on the sex aspect is actually kind of weird.
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People also say this when they are doing IVF and other fertility treatments. In fact every time I have heard this it involved fertility treatment because otherwise they just announce they are expecting.
It means they’re having bareback sex and the man orgasms while inside her.
Most of the time announcing a pregnancy or even just seeing kids at the park also means someone had sweaty bareback sex. Is it only bad when they announce it before the pregnancy?
What if they are trying to have a baby through in vitro fertilization? Your mind is what’s immediately going to sex. If someone is being more graphic in their description and talking about raw dogging and how often, then I think you have a case.
I don’t want to hear about people trying for kids either but I personally don’t care and just don’t engage in the conversation.
It's not that crazy, but it's a little uncomfortable to basically just be told that 2 people are rawdogging. It's nowhere near nausea inducing, and it's not really a sexual discussion. Would I rather not hear it? Of course. Is it that bad? Not really.
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Could go even further and announce you're practicing how it's done. Even without trying for a baby. And like you're constantly getting better... Or lost 2 pounds due to the additional workout...
"Went to the doctor to put a load in a plastic cup so they could insert it with a medical tool."
"We are getting IVF treatment, so we froze some medically inseminated eggs to omplant mater, but wanted to sound like everyone else when saying we were trying because it is frustrating finding out getting pregnant is a lot more difficult for us than other people."
Are those better?
I'm the wrong person to judge. I'm completely indifferent. I'd say "good for you" but really couldn't care less. Unless that was my boss or mom or something...
Sounds like something Hank Hill would get upset about.
"I'm going to go number 2" - Disgusting and graphic.
It's part of life. Like, literally. That's how this all works. Best to get used to the concept.
I mean, so is death, but the corpo workplace convention is that I should temper it with phrases such as “passed away” and “is no longer with us.”
I’d love if I could just say we’re fucking raw instead of the OP verbiage.
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If someone uses that occasion to turn to you and ask if you’re ever going to have a kid, just respond with “not unless I’ve got ovaries on my tonsils!” And then somehow that’s a visit with HR.
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It’s a euphemism designed to avoid explicit detail. You should be thankful for the phrase.
Also, it’s one of the most natural things imaginable, maybe work on understanding your own sensitivity rather than bringing other people down for being human.
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Yeah, no one needs to know your fella is rawdogging you regularly. Telling us when you're actually pregnant makes more sense.
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Ridiculous ... but certainly unpopular, take an upvote.
Bro, how do you think human life works? This is natural, sorry you are sensitive by very tame terminology. Perhaps you should talk to someone about why a necessary natural process causes you so much turmoil. I get that this is a workplace but is it too much to ask to allow for some personal freedom rather than sitting quietly working as a bot all day for your corporate overlords?
Based on the name of the community and the responses I’ve seen here, this is exactly the right place for this opinion.
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THANK GOD someone else thinks this. I don't want to hear this at all. Ever.
Yeah I have 3 kids, never once did I go around telling people that I was trying to have kids. Of course I wasn't trying they just happen naturally.
Never understood that trying to have a baby thing. Seems weird to me. I assume all married couples either on birth control or having bareback sex. But then again don't hang around people who dicuss their sex life either.
More people than you might expect don't find it easy to conceive. That wasn't my experience (if anything it was "too quick") but I think sometimes people are asking you to hope/pray or whatever that they can make it happen.
Yeah everyone of my kids was conceived quickly. Why their mother got me fixed after the 3rd. I hated the pullout method and she didn't want anymore kids with me lol.
I don't think the statement is bad, but I can see why many wouldn't want to hear it in detail.