They way I see it, marriage is entirely a separate idea than haiving kids. You marry because you "promise" to spend the rest of your life with that person, and marriage makes that "promise" legal. Having kids is entirely different. My girlfriend and I will be completly happy living together without children. We don't need to reproduce to be a happy family.
I never wanted kids. I had girlfriends from the time I was 16. They all wanted to eventually have kids, but they were waiting until they were married.
I finally met the woman I wanted to spend the rest of my life with when I was 40. She was 2.5 years younger. We got married two years later. We both had full, happy lives before we met each other. We've been married now for 26 years. We've built a great life together and had a lot of fun. I look forward to spending the rest of our lives together.
She's like a business partner with as much to gain or lose as I. She works hard. She's the best, most trusted friend I could have. She has proven it over and over. Together, we cook, garden, go places and do things, collaborate, confide in and care for each other. Beyond that, I love her femininity and tenderness.
So I love being married. But we don't need kids. We agree that we're better off without the expense, worry, and grief.
Of course you can, lots of people do that. I don't see an issue here, TBH.
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Agree. I don’t think kids have anything to do with marriage.. that’s a completely separate issue. Plenty of couples choose not to have kids
there are people thst get married and choose not to have kids. I went to high schoool with a guy who said he was too selfish to have kids. He married somebody who also was too selfish to have kids.
Who says you can't? My wife and I are not going to have children.
All marriage does is give the woman a legal opportunity to steal from you if it doesn't last. She can also get your retirement when you die. It has no benefit for the man.
You expect a woman in her 30s to be happy nest building and no kids?
The important thing is to reproduce, not to marry, it is a biological matter.
Why would you bother to marry but then not have kids? Marriage is the thing normal men don't want. Seems odd you want to get married but not have kids.
You can just got married and not reproduce? No one is forcing you to have kids.
u You can, though...
Why get married at all?
Then don't. Why you tryna sell a point.
So a sexless marriage
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