baby trapping
Pregnancy-based partner retention
Baby trapping is deliberately becoming pregnant—or causing a pregnancy—to keep a partner from leaving a relationship.
The term implies manipulation or deception: secretly stopping birth control, sabotaging contraception, or lying about fertility.
She accused him of baby trapping her by poking holes in the condoms.
The phrase carries strong judgment, suggesting the pregnancy serves as leverage rather than mutual choice.
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
consent · stealthing · intention · motive · exploitation · power imbalance · relationships · paternity fraud · shotgun wedding · child support · deception · possessiveness · unintended pregnancy · trust · control · trust violation · family law · emotional blackmail
baby trappingbirth control
Preventing conception intentionally
pregnancy prevention · family planning · protected sex · contraceptive use · fertility awareness
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