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Why Men Hesitate to Start a Family: The Fear of Not Being the Perfect Father #3

“Will We Be the Perfect Father?”

By Ray Satou, journalist at BIBA.

You might think it's funny, but men adore children—we'd love a whole gaggle of them! Still, “starting a family” brings real pressure. Afraid of not being a “good mother”? Men worry too. The ideal of the super-attentive modern dad—changing diapers, sharing tasks, providing material and emotional support for life—makes us question if we can master all these “fatherly skills” while balancing professional, sports, and social lives. Just when we're ready, we think of that friend (yes, you Mathieu), whose life flipped upside down after his partner left him with the baby... before snagging a “dream job” 500 km away. Joint custody exists, of course, but it's often more complicated for men.

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