[AlexEatsKittens]

>Possible, but if you want us to the ignore the hugely differing economic incentives for men and women wrt pregnancy then the discussion isn't going to go anywhere.

What possible incentive is there for a man to impregnate a woman, especially without her desire? I don't think many guys are out there begging to pay child support.

[scott_s]

There is no incentive for man to impregnate a woman. That question, however, takes pregnancy as the given outcome. A man does have incentive to have sex: he likes it. anigbrowl's point was simple: by most measures, pregnancy is more "expensive" for women than for men, so women have higher incentives to not take the risk.

[JupiterMoon]

Sorry how is paying 18 years of child support for a child you could easily have no rights to even see not really very expensive?

[ambicapter]

Oh right, because women don't enjoy sex.

[gknoy]

The incentive is the net present value of having sex Right Now, versus the cost of money, being unable to sleep for the next 18 years, and financial obligations. Given how often people (in general) don't use a condom, even when they're available, I get the impression that most guys are not thinking very hard about the future.

[JupiterMoon]

Plus the benefit of raising your child and watching him/her grow up.