not wanting to raise a child has so little to do with cowardice
wanting to raise a child is probably some form of insanity
you have--NO IDEA, NONE AT ALL--what you are getting yourself into
I had an asshole "father" who ran away and turned to drugs and alcohol when my mother fell pregnant with me. Not a cent in child support. He called every 3 or 4 years, didn't know how old I was, wished me a happy 21st on my 15th birthday. Didn't see him except for once. When I was 5 years old at a park. Mum and him arranged to meet up so he could finally meet his daughter. And all I wanted to do was play with the ducks. Mum called me over saying "Talk to your dad." And I legit said to their faces "He's not my father." and ran back to duckies. I still stand by my 5 year old self. He's not my father. My mother did all the hard work to get me where I am now. The only part my father had in my upbringing was to be an example of what NOT to do.
I'll be damned if I ever have a deadbeat "partner" that won't man up and take responsibility when it's called for.-