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Plenty of people just don't want kids, but they feel pressured to come up with reasons such as money, the environment, or whatever else, because people can't accept "I don't wanna" as a reason
I have lost count of the number of times I've heard "that's selfish" when I say that I am child-free
Always from fucking morons.
You don't own morons an explenation. They won't accept it anyway.
I usually respond with a hearty "fuck off"
I have been doing this for a long time
If they are very insistent and won't keep bugging me with such a (i feel) personal question, I feel that I am right in giving them too much information.
"We aren't having kids because I keep busting on her tits and face" something like that.
I'm sterile and so is my partner
I've had plenty of people get nasty and say "what would you do if she got pregnant?"
I always respond "oh, that's not possible, especially the way we do it" and see how long it takes to click