Nobody ever completely hides these things anyway. He may have intentionally done it or subconsciously needed to do it to confess something he is afraid of causing a confrontation over.

In my opinion the bigger question with having kids is economic - it's going to eat up a lot of your time and money. But at the same time you also only have a limited window in which to do it and if part of you wants it then that part is going to punish you once you miss your chance.