We never know what life will bring. It is interesting though that couples who do not have kids always feel the need to explain why they didn't. Couples that did, yeah at first they are hounded by their own families at first but later, no one ever asks, "So what made you decide to have kids?"

Also though, when there are children involved, it makes things way more complicated when a couple splits.

I do not regret having a child. That means I have a son, daughter in law, and two grandchildren.
If not for my son and his family, I myself would probably have no family at this point.

Kids are a handful when they are little but they grow up and they are still family.

In today's world where it takes two paychecks to just survive and looking at the chaos any child is likely to have to grow up in, perfectly understandable imho.

Never a question with me. My late wife came with a 4-year old son, so I became both simultaneously. And it actually was sufficient for me, but my mother-in-law kept beating on my wife that we had to have another child because "I would want one of my own" . So we capitulated (although we couldn't really afford another at the time), and then mother-in-law constantly complained because she thought I favored him over the first child.

My two sons -- we raised them as if both were mine -- split when it came to having children. One did, one didn't.

My son and his wife both feel the same. They are both career driven professionals who embrace the urban lifestyle and work hard..My wife of course moaned about a shortage of grandkids. But those two are way richer than we would ever be, financially secure and happy. Whats the problem?😷

There's a lot of pros to not having kids. & Of course not everyone needs to have them. So many people do great in relationships without ever having kids so I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Leaves a lot more options & possibilities open too

Yes, it's perfectly normal. Having children is a big responsibility, and it's not for everyone. My husband and I never had children, and we're fine with that.

It’s normal and common. Lots of women who choose the childfree lifestyle still want to settle down and get married someday, even if they have no desire to raise a family with their partner. Children and marriage are not mutually exclusive.

I think that’s more common these days. The sentiment that I see in the students I have in college is that they want to get their education, find a great career, meet a great person and then have a great professional life. Children don’t seem to factor into it as much as they used to.

The hardest thing to do is to do what you want to do without outside influence, people like to interfere and give advice and it's hard to ignore the noise... Just do what you want to do.. ☺

Seems to be the default position. My kids want to be in stable relationships with no kids. I have grandpets.

That is becoming very common now
I think alot are changing their minds in their mid to late 30 S

I always wanted both. I got both. And now it’s not ending. We have our grandchildren home.

That fine and same here.

It's my dream to find a guy who wants to be a husband but not a dad.

I think it's fine. If you don't want kids then don't have them.

Yes its normal

Getting children is kind of the default expectation, but it shouldn't be. It's perfectly fine not to do that.

Many people do that.

That's completely normal.

It's completely normal. It's quite a modern approach.

Probably feel different in the future

That's actually becoming the norm - for a number of reasons

Nothing wrong with that at all!

It's ok.

Eww, normal.

No. Only when you are scared of the responsibility and follow the money.

Not at all

Yep 👍