Little Brother Freaks Out After Big Brother Asks Him To Be Sperm Donor

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    Font - AITA (27f) for not wanting my fiancée (30m) to donate his sperm to his brother so he and his wife can have a child?
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    Font - My (27f) fiance (30m) was asked by his brother (37m) and wife (35f) to donate his sperm so that they could have a child. For comprehension purposes I'll call them F, BIL and SIL.
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    Font - F and BIL are very different people, but grew up very close. F loves his brother unconditionally, and through the years has leant him money and favours without hesitation. One of the things I love most about F is how kind, considerate and selfless he is with those he loves.
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    Font - The issue is this. BIL and SIL have been trying for a baby. Their doctor advised it won't be possible to conceive unless they use donor sperm. BIL has now approached F to donate, reasoning that his DNA is the closest match to him so it'll be basically his kid. They apparently won't consider another donor, or adoption. This is their only shot.
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    Font - F came home after telling BIL he had to discuss it with me. He's stressed. He doesn't know what to think. He wants to know what I think.
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    Font - 1. I don't think it's fair of BIL and SIL to basically spring it on my F and tell him that he's their only chance at a family. Even if they didn't mean to, it's manipulated his feelings about the topic from the start.
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    Font - 2. BIL and SIL aren't that well off - I don't know much about their personal finances, but I do know they took out a considerable loan from F's parents for their wedding recently. Each round of IVF is $10k+ where we are, and research says it takes up to 3 rounds to get pregnant.
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    Font - With more financial burden each time, and no promises of conception, I'm worried the relationship will turn sour even if no one's at fault.
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    Font - 3. F and I don't have kids. Yet. The thought of my F's first child not being with me... Is so jarring. And I know it's not about me, and it'd be an incredibly amazing/selfless thing for F to do, but I can't help but think of how we'd feel being around the baby.
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    Font - 4. We'd be around the child constantly. We all live fairly close with family events every other month, so becoming a recurring figure in the child's life is inevitable. There's been no discussion on what the child's relationship with F will be, how they intend on disclosing it, etc. I feel like
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    Font - it's just trouble waiting to happen if there's no transparency on things like this from the start. 5. F went to visit his mother after the conversation, and she asked him what he was going to do about it. As in,
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    Font - BIL had already told their parents what he was asking of F. Again, even if he didn't mean to, BIL has added more pressure on F to make a decision by dragging his (grandbaby- fevered) parents into it. I don't think that's fair.
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    Font - Fis an amazing, super good- natured person and would never see these slights as... Slights. But I'm more cynical. I just don't think it's a good idea. We're easygoing people by nature who just want to live a drama free life. And by doing this, it's just inviting so many potential problems down the line. AITA if I tell my fiance what I think?
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    Font - Hey, look, a well rounded opinion based on very well thought arguments that demonstrate care and genuine concern! NTA
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    Font - You keep saying you don't want to make it about you but you keep making it about you. You've told us that if his first biological child will be with someone else it would be "jarring" but have you ever asked him how he feels about the whole situation. You haven't mentioned anywhere how your fiance feels in the whole post, it is about you and only you.

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