Married childless couples

Do you think married couples without kids can be happy and have a fulfilling life?

I am on the fence about having kids and I dunno if I want them. I love kids but unsure I want to make a lifetime commitment of someone really depending on me. I think it scares me because of the environment I grew up in and because of the mental illness that has ran in my family. I dunno and because of younger ppl than me that I see now days. I also struggle with depression on and off and although I am a high functioning adult with depression I wouldn’t want my kids to go through that I would be way to worried. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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in10RjFox · M

Kids give a purpose to life. I saw it as my second opportunity to life to see life from childhood, since we don't get to study life as a child. You are in the last phase, as I see you are already nearing 30, and any later can make things difficult. So you need to decide now. Your depression may go away, as the child wood keep you caring and occupied. But for the kind of history you have, treat the child as your sibling and not as a child and that you have to be a parent. Most parents make the mistake of masterminding and manipulating their child, to the extent that the child would never be let to think on its own and live its life.

But whether couple can have a fulfilling life or not, is subject to each one's interpretation. But most childless couple I have seen, live a secluded life with nobody to care.