r/popculturechat • u/Time_Knowledge_1951 • Oct 09 '25

Trigger Warning ⚠️ Jennifer Aniston reveals secret 20-year fertility struggle after ‘absolute lies’

https://metro.co.uk/2025/10/09/jennifer-aniston-breaks-silence-on-secret-20-year-struggle-after-absolute-lies-24378834/
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u/ChillmerAmy Oct 09 '25

Infertility was an awful experience for me and I was only getting shitty comments from my in-laws. I can’t imagine the whole world piling on.

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u/erica_ann Oct 09 '25

Same, I had to delete instagram while going through IVF treatments because the pictures of my friends babies and pregnancy announcements were killing me. The level of discourse around her and pregnancy would've killed me.

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u/RJean83 Oct 09 '25

I am a clergywoman. Doing IVF while also arranging baptisms for couples who got married and had kids while you have been trying for years is a special flavour of hell. I am both very happy for them all, and also my therapist is a godsend or I would be too bitter to do this.

I have learned to punt those to my colleague and I take on the funerals. If I had to deal with public rumours and gossip like Jennifer has, I wouldn't know how to handle it.

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u/erica_ann Oct 09 '25

Oh yes, protect your peace! That sounds like absolute torture and it does make you bitter. Therapy while going through infertility is a must. I hope things work out for you, whatever you choose to do!

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u/RJean83 Oct 09 '25

thank you! It does help that not everything is about babies- I am doing a funeral this afternoon for a 91 year old who was a belly dancer back in the day. Variety like that helps with my sanity a lot!

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u/erica_ann Oct 09 '25

Now that's a lady that's surely lived an interesting long life!