The decision whether to have children adds a special wrinkle to the question whether to begin a relationship. Unlike other potential relationships, there is no child around for you to love and base your decision on. Yet we may well hope to love future children. Is this overly sentimental in the face of what is a weighty, pragmatic decision? Can love—for the child, or for others—still play some important role in the decision?

In this series, “How Do I Love Thee?” Austen McDougal will explore the ethics of breakups and relationships across four sessions. For the third session, we read from Lara Buchak.

On Monday, March 9, at 6 PM, join Morningside and Austen McDougal (NYU) for the third session of “How Do I Love Thee?” on the fruit of love, children.