Wild reason influencer Laura Henshaw was told her husband would leave her

An influencer has shared the wild reason she’s been told her husband will leave her exposing a wider issue.

Influencer Laura Henshaw has exposed a troll claiming her husband will move on if she doesn’t have children with him.

Ms Henshaw, 30, who married her husband Dalton in 2021, took to social media to share a horrible comment she got around her indecision on if she’ll have children.

“Wait until you’re 40 and have no kids. He’ll be quick to move onto a younger model,” the person wrote.

Ms Henshaw read the comment aloud to her husband, who responded with confusion before saying, “No” and he looked genuinely perplexed by why someone would draw that conclusion.

She was obviously disgusted someone would say that about her marriage. PIcture: Instagram/LauraHenshaw

Dalton looked horrified by the comment. Picture: Instagram/LauraHenshaw

The 30-year-old said she “sadly” not surprised by the sexist comment at all and shared it on social media to point out that this kind of rhetoric exists in 2025.

“It reinforces the incredibly outdated belief that a woman’s primary purpose in society is to have children – and if we don’t, we’re somehow less ‘worthy’ or not good enough,” she told news.com.au.

Sadly, she thinks the comment reflects the views of “a significant group – both men and some women – who still subscribe to patriarchal beliefs and haven’t evolved with society.”

Ms Henshaw explained that she wasn’t surprised by the comment. Picture: Instagram/LauraHenshaw

She married her husband in 2021. Picture: Instagram/LauraHenshaw

The co-founder of the wellness app, Kic, has previously spoken about her indecision around motherhood.

Last year, she launched a podcast aptly titled, Do I want kids?, in which she discussed the issue in depth, giving real insight into why so many young women aren’t sold on becoming mums.

Ms Henshaw previously told news.com.au that she spoke with more than 1000 people, and money is one of the main reasons people are hesitant to enter parenthood.

“One of the main reasons was cost. So many people are worried about renting and having children and want to buy before they do,” she said.

She said money is a huge factor that comes into becoming parents. Picture: Instagram/LauraHenshaw

She’s worried if she has children her career will suffer. Picture: Instagram/LauraHenshaw

The cost-of-living crisis has also meant that young people are now relying on two incomes to pay the mortgage or rent.

“Because of the cost of living, most couples rely on both incomes to support the household, which is so different to the generations before us where it was so much more common to have a stay-at-home parent and a working parent,” she said.

“This is why many of them are waiting longer, as the single income won’t be enough to support them, so they need more time to build up savings.”

Plus, some parents even sent stories to the podcast claiming they wished they’d waited to have children because of the “financial strain” it had put on them.

For Ms Henshaw, what makes her so nervous about having children is less the money because she’s in a privileged financial position and more the burning question of whether she can juggle having a career while also being a mum.

“My biggest fear is, can you do both? Can you have a career and have children? It is a real fear to become no longer relevant,” she said.

Young people are less likely to have children. Picture: Instagram/LauraHenshaw

In June 2024, research has confirmed that increasingly fewer Millennials and Gen Zers are not having children.

More than half of 18 to 34 year olds are choosing not to have children due to financial challenges, according to the data from Australian research company The Red Bridge.

Of the Aussies choosing not to have children, 35 per cent are university-educated, and 33 per cent are earning more than $3000 a week.

Just under half don’t own a home.

Kos Samaras, director of Red Bridge, said the research is a sign of the times. Young people are financially strapped to the point where they can’t even consider having kids.

“The amount younger people have to pay out on mortgages or rent, they’ve also got HECS debt and are often living beyond their means,” he told news.com.au

Originally published as Wild reason influencer Laura Henshaw was told her husband would leave her