Never been married and no kids.
GF and i have great jobs, i will retire at 55 and travel almost non-stop.
I've traveled the world, lived in 7 different countries and had experiences 99.99999% of the world can't dream of.
No rugrat is going to replace that IMO.
There is a sense of attachment you get from kids, but i'd rather take my chances with life on my terms.
Kids seem great for attachment, but the experiences i've had meeting different people, different cultures and experiences would outweigh that 20 to 1 easily. All these parents typically have never let America, much less experienced what this world has to offer. I know people with 3-4 kids that have never left the state they live in but tell me how wonderful kids are. You know what is wonderful? Learning a new language, studying a new culture while smoking opium on top of a Buddhist temple in Thailand. Climbing a mountain in Africa to watch the sunset over the horizon while eating eland steaks cooked over an open fire. Camping at the summit of some of the most remote mountains in South America.
Plus, what happens if you have shit kids who end up like hanky? You can't abort teenagers.
To each their own. Kids are hard and if you don’t want them, then you really shouldn’t have them so I’m glad you made the right choice for you and didn’t procreate. A lot don’t have that kind of Intelligence.
As far as putting your life on hold because of kids, that ain’t me. I’ve taken my kids to Europe a handful of times and am headed back for two weeks in the spring with them. They’ve been out of the country at least once a year since they were born, and I’m not talking about Mexico over the border. You can do all of the things you want to while having children, you just have to work a little smarter and spend a little smarter. They also get a great experience and can pass that on to their kids. Shit, I personally would have wanted more had I not waited until my 30’s to have them, but that made the financial possibility of doing what I want a real thing because I was better off by then.
