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[quote=Anonymous]My female best friend is single and child free by choice. We are 40. She travels extensively (outside of COVID of course), is working on her PhD, has a ton of hobbies and activities she participates in, and is a very happy and positive person. I've known her since we were tweens and she has always been very set on no kids, though she is awesome with mine and they adore her. As far as partnering, if the right person comes along, she would be open to a long term relationship, but she isn't really looking - the guy would essentially have to just fall into her lap somehow.

I also have a male friend like you. He dated plenty but decided against marriage and children. He is now in his mid 40s. I don't know/think he regrets it, but do know he spends most of his free time with his sister and her husband and kids- he is over there multiple times per week, every week. If you do remain single, you have to accept that in the next 10 to 15 years, the majority (if not all) of your friends will have settled down and will be raising families. You will probably be a bit lonely unless you find a bunch of likeminded folks. My friend didn't really so I don't think he has a ton of people to hang out with at the moment. I expect when people in our group start getting divorced, he will have buddies to hang out with again, but right now everyone is busy with young children and I think he's a bit lonely.

If you don't wholeheartedly want kids, don't have them! They bring a lot of joy but also a lot of hard and thankless work.   [/quote]

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