What are the pros and cons of a childless marriage?

[Billybob46]

[LivDev]

These opinions say a lot about people's maturity level and obsession with themselves.

Marriage is hard too, might as well not do that either with that attitude. Just don't ever do anything inconvenient, no matter how fulfilling. Live like a 20 y/o for ever, that definitely doesn't sound hollow at all.

I don't even have kids and I can tell you children are the only positive contribution to the world most of us will ever make. Nothing worth doing is easy.

Tbh, it's probably just as well all you adult-children don't have kids.

[PBandJ_Nerd]

Positives: You can go out more with your partner, do whatever you want without being restricted, save money, have a cleaner living space, pay more attention to your partner, and i can't think of anything else right now. Not sure what negatives there'd be.

[Guy13]

More Time, Money, and less total constraint are pros for not having children, however, the most negative one being no more family line.

[Billybob46]

I can live with that.

[Guy13]

Then you should be a very fulfilled individual. My cousin is like that not wanting to deal with children and making over million a year...

[Anonymous]

I'll just post some pictures.

The jealousy of some breeders shows as they would like you to join their company of misery very much.

[Paul09]

Where are these women that don't want kids? I've meet a few who didn't want kids, yet they ended up having kids. More pros than cons being childless. They only con I can think of is when you are older no one family to take care of you? No one to pass down your stuff when you are gone maybe? Or il just donate it all to a good cause

[Anonymous]

Pros: You save a ton of money, get more rest, and have more time to spend with your s/o, strengthening your relationship.

Cons: When you get old and can no longer care for yourself or each other, you'll be beaten and raped in an assisted living facility before slowly dying from neglect.

[Billybob46]

Well that's rather dark, certainly not every assisted living facility is that poorly run to where that could happen...

[Opinion Owner]

Sure. Not all of them. But way more than most people care to think about. Not a statistically insignificant number. You a gambling man?

[Billybob46]

No but I do think you're over exaggerating, just my opinion.

[PainusNdeeAnus]

• No lineage
• When you die your assets will be seized
• Christmas morning will just be Tuesday
• No one to take care of you in your old age
• can't be friends with people who have kids
• No little you to love you unconditionally
• Life becomes dull fast
• Spending money on things you don’t need

[Billybob46]

No pros? I don't care about my lineage or assets.

[PainusNdeeAnus]

No none Survival is the foundation of evolution if your genes don’t make it into the next generation you’ll just be another John Doe nobody who passed and is forgotten

[Billybob46]

Okay, I don't care about being forgotten.

[PainusNdeeAnus]

Then try to make the world a better place your life isn’t just about you your life and everyone else’s is about everyone else

[Pohjolan]

I don't know if its too sensible to get married in the first place if you are not going to have kids?

Even if we don't want kids our bodies are biologically wired to seek a fertile mate.

If one had a lot of sex with a person for several years it meant that there was big chance of said person being infertile and by breaking up you had a chance of finding a suitable mate.

[Billybob46]

Pretty sure there have been married couples in the past who never had kids.

[Brittanyroseee]

Freedom privacy money to yourself no noise 24/7 sleep you can do whatever you want when you want no tantrums no messy house. All pros

[Sirenboobzilla]

Money and energy are all spent on you and your spouse

[Clyde_123]

Pros -more money, no stress, more time for yourself and hubby.
Cons -no children who would help you in household chores, no children to pass on wealth (heir)

[AdithyaR]

Pros: more time on hands, less expenses, no chance of you being a bad parent and traumatising a child
Cons: i don't see any cons

[LovingJo]

More freedom

The fact that you have to rely on one another for all entertainment and purpose

[Adam1978]

Why bother with marriage if you don't intend to raise a family together?

[HaveNoName]

All pros are short term and selfish in natire.

[Billybob46]

So you'd rather someone have a kid and then not properly take care of them?

[HaveNoName]

If you are not financially able, then you can wait. If tou have some other physical or memtal impairelement, then it makes sense. Other than that, why would a normal human not take care of his/her child (ren)?

[HaveNoName]

Excuse the typos. I have an impairment in form of a very large thumb 🤣 I can never type straight on a cell phone.

[Billybob46]

No desire to have a child and the possibly of regret after having one.

[Billybob46]

*possibilty

[HaveNoName]

Hey @Billybob46 . Just take this as a brotherly advice. Well... Or may be, an "uncle"ly advice 🤣

Don't be scared of that. The one who blesses you with the child, he also ensures that you have the means to bring him up as long as you are responsible towards family.

Also, i assure you, the joy the kid brings to your life, you cannot imagine a larger form of joy. Yeah, you will lose some sleep changing diapers trying to give your wife a break, but that is all becomes part of creating a caring bond between all of you.

Moreover, there will always be times when there is tension between the husband and wife. As long as you are a caring person, the kids, when they are very young, they become a source to give you relief.

Last but not the least, like others have pointed out, as you get older, you need support. Nobody else will cate for you like well brought up kids do. And you do. Ot need that support when its time to be theown into old age community living. You need it much sooner. Also, who would you want to pray for you after you are gone? This life is temporary and goes like a flash. But the next one is forever. The questioning there will be brutal. (Of course you will care for that only if you believe).

Now you can yawn.
*** End of boring lecture ***

[Billybob46]

I don't care, I don't want kids.

[HaveNoName]

Ok. Then there was no point asking the question... unless you just like to read.

[Billybob46]

I was curious about the pros but whatever...

[Ms_Facesitter]

More time for you, your partner and both your dreams.

[Anonymous]

There are none. It's all subjective.

[SpokenTruth]

I marriage without children that is pointless.

[KrakenAttackin]

What is the point of marriage without kids?

[Agape93]

More money, less stress

[Quackthulu2]

Pros: childless

Cons: marriage

[Snedger____]

No pros.

[Billybob46]

How come?

[Brittanyroseee]

Yes there is😂

[Brittanyroseee]

No noise. No tantrums. Money to myself. Freedom to do what i want. Privacy. No screaming or crying. Clean home.

[Brittanyroseee]

Vacations without the extra expenses of a chile

[Brittanyroseee]

Child*

[Brittanyroseee]

No changing nasty dirty diapers

[Brittanyroseee]

Sleep!!!

[Billybob46]

@Brittanyroseee And no interruptions during... you know what lol.

[Brittanyroseee]

Exactly 😂😂😂

[Brittanyroseee]

I also don’t want to experience pregnancy or giving birth

[Brittanyroseee]

I also prefer my sleep. Not waking up throughout the night to change and bottle feed a baby lol