32-year-old woman has iconic response after man treats her like 'baby making machine' on first date

The dynamics of a relationship and marriage have drastically changed over the years. There are different goals and expectations couples have. Even in the dating world, partners are expected to be more versatile and casual. Given this scenario, first dates are often approached with a more open-minded and simple perspective. It is also basic etiquette to maintain some decorum on a first date and stay within boundaries. A 32-year-old woman named Kelly (@broadwaybabyto) shared a post on X revealing the disaster of a first date she experienced. The unhinged man broke the ice with a ridiculous conversation about her reproductive system and the woman had an iconic response. 

The woman mentioned that she was on a first date with a man when he blurted out a careless topic to discuss. The man asked, “Are your ovaries okay?” Kelly was caught off guard, given the situation and space they were in. No one would expect such a degrading question on their first date. Presumably confused yet sure of the man’s line of conversation, she decided to respond in an unhinged way. Except, Kelly chose to add humor. She said, “Oh my gosh, why? Are they hanging out?” The man refused to understand and play along with her humor. He didn’t even bother to think the conversation might be inappropriate for a first date. 

He carelessly replied, “I mean your biological clock - aren’t you worried it’s getting too late to have kids?” Kelly was “unimpressed” by the man’s ruthless conversation skills and decided to not have another date. She mentioned in a thread that she didn’t appreciate the man not respecting her humor and treating her like a "baby-making machine.” In a series of threads, Kelly noted that it’s beyond appalling that women who can bear children have leverage in the dating world. “I am sick and tired of these questions being socially acceptable,” she wrote. She mentioned that she had been asked reckless questions over and over again solely because she was a 32-year-old single childless woman. 

The woman shared that she was "barren" because of an emergency procedure in her earlier years. However, she highlighted that wanting children should be a choice, not a compulsion based on a reproductive system. “People need to stop asking others about their reproductive choices and/or shaming them for being childless. I am barren. I assume most people who asked that question didn’t expect it to be true and they certainly didn’t consider how hurtful it would be to me to be asked it,” Kelly noted. In another thread, she explained that she had her reasons for not wanting a child - her poor health being one. “Nor did I feel that maternal instinct others seemed to expect me to feel,” she added. 

She mentioned that it should be okay to be unapologetic about not wanting kids for whatever reasons. “They think there’s something wrong with us - some deep-rooted reason we don’t have kids,” the woman remarked. Leaving an impactful message to society, Kelly said, “We are more than our wombs. More than our ability to be someone’s wife or mother.  We are people with hopes, dreams and passions that may or may not involve children - and being childfree in no way makes us ‘less than.’” People simply applauded her reaction. @chick_mum wrote, “I loved your response." @skamoshmilf said, “That dude sucks! Like why would you ask a woman that on the first date.”