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How do people react to your childfree lifestyle? Are you single? Have you had pressure from parents, coworkers, church members, etc.? When did you decide to become childfree? How has it affected your dating life? Parents: How do you view childfree people? Just wondering, thanks.
How do people react to your childfree lifestyle? Are you single? Have you had pressure from parents, coworkers, church members, etc.? When did you decide to become childfree? How has it affected your dating life? Parents: How do you view childfree people? Just wondering, thanks.
35 year old childless single guy here. Well, It has not affected my dating life personally, And women a bit younger then me seem to like this actually, As Im considered a "blank slate" so to speak. I have not experienced any pressure, Only a bit of surprise from some people. As far as viewing others, Well I have always felt each person's world and their views should be shaped by them, And respected. Many men I know in a similar demographic to me are the same. For my high school folks form back in the day, Most guys who got married and had kids became divorced. I think the high divorce rate takes away al ot of the motivation in many cases.
Though sometimes, At night, I wonder what it would be like to have the whole family thing. We all know those nights, The relaxing ones where we ponder the past, present and future, and the mysterious and mundane.
To me "childless" and "childfree" are not interchangeable terms. The label "childfree" applies more to a militant movement of fanatics who hate children.
We're child-free for about another 2 to 3 weeks. Lol.
We don't go out much anyway (been there, done that, *snore*), so we don't expect much of a lifestyle change. People are always like, "Oh, they are going to change your life and tie you down." Really? Because we are so freewheeling? Not. We work, we work out (we have our own home gym), we stay at home. We socialize with people mostly at home (theirs or ours). Traveled the world already, eaten at the best restaurants all over the globe, prefer watching movies on our big screen...we love football games, but we only to to 2 or 3 a year as it is.
65 year old child-free and thrice-divorced (last one YEARS ago!) old female bag here, pretty much present and sometimes correct. Honestly I can't remember it ever being an issue with anyone around me and I can't remember that I ever made a conscious decision NOT to have children, unless regularly using birth control methods counts! Some friendships fell apart over the years because the lifestyles became so different and separate but I can't in all honesty say that being child-free has ever been a major issue. Or maybe I'm just getting old and forget. Rats. Hate it when that happens.
I have friends of all ages who have children and grandchildren and some with even great grandchildren and of course my life and their lives have been "different". Seems like these days my older friends are helping support their children and grandchildren rather than the kids supporting them in their adage ...
To me "childless" and "childfree" are not interchangeable terms. The label "childfree" applies more to a militant movement of fanatics who hate children.
You have totally lost me on that one ... what does that say about the labels "fat free" or "sugar free"? Oh, wait, militant fanatics who ...
Well, it's pretty simple... I don't have children, either, but I don't refer to myself as childfree, don't look for other childfree people, don't post threads on forums for such validation or participate in forums specifically created to discuss this topic, and I'm not disgusted by children. All of the above-mentioned applies to that label as it's been evident here many times before.
35 year old childless single guy here. Well, It has not affected my dating life personally, And women a bit younger then me seem to like this actually, As Im considered a "blank slate" so to speak. I have not experienced any pressure, Only a bit of surprise from some people. As far as viewing others, Well I have always felt each person's world and their views should be shaped by them, And respected. Many men I know in a similar demographic to me are the same. For my high school folks form back in the day, Most guys who got married and had kids became divorced. I think the high divorce rate takes away al ot of the motivation in many cases.
Though sometimes, At night, I wonder what it would be like to have the whole family thing. We all know those nights, The relaxing ones where we ponder the past, present and future, and the mysterious and mundane.
That is good that being childfree has not affected your dating life. It is good that so many different types of lifestyles are more accepted today, then say, 40 -50 years ago.
We're child-free for about another 2 to 3 weeks. Lol.
We don't go out much anyway (been there, done that, *snore*), so we don't expect much of a lifestyle change. People are always like, "Oh, they are going to change your life and tie you down." Really? Because we are so freewheeling? Not. We work, we work out (we have our own home gym), we stay at home. We socialize with people mostly at home (theirs or ours). Traveled the world already, eaten at the best restaurants all over the globe, prefer watching movies on our big screen...we love football games, but we only to to 2 or 3 a year as it is.
Life will be fine.
Yeah life will be fine. Good to see things are working out for you.
Well, it's pretty simple... I don't have children, either, but I don't refer to myself as childfree, don't look for other childfree people, don't post threads on forums for such validation or participate in forums specifically created to discuss this topic, and I'm not disgusted by children. All of the above-mentioned applies to that label as it's been evident here many times before.
Agreed 10-fold. I have no children, it doesn't affect who I hang out with, who I date, or people's opinions of me.
It's really a non-issue.
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