>>60843399
i'm 36 now and childless, but have been with my girl for 2 years and we'll probably get married soon and hopefully have children but i know i'm getting to the point where i'm too old.
i definitely understand where the other guy is coming from though, because he's right for the past few years i've lost contact with a lot of people and they're just too busy now to do anything except take care of their kids which is understandable.
no kids for me at this stage basically sees me (us if you combine my girl's net worth as a bonus) being able to buy a small house with around $1m USD leftover after that to keep invested and retire. it's so fucking tempting to go down this path.
the people around me with kids though, they most certainly are in a constant state of tiredness and seething, they legit have no money to do anything interesting and barely keep their heads above water as they typically have a big mortgage and the wife takes a lot of time off work, and they also legit get a bit envious and bitter if you say you're doing some boring shit like sleeping in on a Sunday and going for a walk, their lives seem like hell.
so in short i see both sides of the child free life. i also feel like most relationships would fall apart without kids too, for most people they're a reason to stay together.