less often now that COVID killed parties. but i would volunteer it when discussions were about birth control methods in general or family planning. once, I had a friend who was of the opinion that biological children happen due entirely to fate. he said this to me as though it was the sage wisdom he had earned over 2 divorces and raising 2 kids in a relationship he feels affords him no agency. I explained that I didn't agree and why. guy could not wrap his head around what I had done.

when viewed in the context of how abysmal sex education is in the US, I shouldn't have been too surprised that many people do not fundamentally understand the basic mechanics of human reproduction.