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Y'all my biggest dating challenge so far is that I do not want kids. I keep running into people who are good people but they want kids 🤦🏾‍♀️ For 🐠, who choose to be child-free, how do you navigate. What kind of advice you can give me?

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Didn’t want kids and neither did my wife but four years ago, we accidentally conceived and well..four years later and I’ll say “best accident ever”. I love my daughter more than anything and couldn’t imagine life without her.

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It's a trend in the bowl A1. You ask about how the preference is to be child-free and everyone flocks who ended up accidentally having kids and how wonderful it is. 🙄

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Just let them know that early on upfront. If they do want kids trust me they’re not the person for you and that’s okay. You have to understand if they choose to be with you and not have kids they’ll be unhappy. If you change your mind for the relationship you’ll be unhappy no one wins in that situation.

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Do what’s best. You’ll fine someone on board. I agree though it’s kinda hard to find people without kids or those who don’t want to start a family soon. I’m in my 30’s and it’s difficult to find.

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Be upfront about the fact that you don’t want kids early on. When I met my husband I was crystal clear that I did not want children and luckily he was also in the childfree camp.

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Aren’t they respecting your decision and deciding to move on right now. MC1only provided one possible solution, that’s not not respecting you

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Have your SO watch my kids for a day, it’ll be the most effective birth control imaginable…

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Looooove not having kids! Definitely don’t have kids out of pressure if you don’t want them. That won’t end well for anyone. There are guys out there that want to live kid-free too. Stick to your guns.

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The only older people would be married Partners in my DM.. so jks But I will definitely think about your advice

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Waiting for that person to link to the child free bowl. Any moment now. ⏱

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gs6zc here is the code

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41 and divorced. No kids ROCKS. No kids SAVED my divorce.

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We’re very good friends now 😊

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I'm nearly 40 and so is my SO. Took forever to find him, glad I was honest with everyone else I dated about not wanting kids because he doesn't either. Continue to be honest.

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How old are you OP? Maybe consider dating older (35+). Though you may run into divorced ppl with kids. You good with being a step mom?

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Isn’t dating about learning new stuff? I’m obviously simplifying it but I’m a nutshell, there’s physical attraction then it gets much deeper. For example, finding someone who makes you feel things you didn’t know you felt? My wife constantly surprises me and I’m continually grateful (not every day is perfect but I hope you understand the point I’m trying to make.) Further, to clarify, I’m not suggesting to change your viewpoint. I’m only saying take the mental constraints off entering a relationship. Always be you and express / communicate your feelings but also be open to learning and embracing the unknown. Enjoy the journey and be less focused on your current viewpoint of the destination.

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I was very upfront and luckily even he didn't want any kids. 7 years married and 13 years together - we have fun and are loving child-free life!

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Sending me some of your lucky stars too SC

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Lowkey same

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Ya’ll should meet

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I didn’t want kids and then it happened 😖

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She’s 2 and she’s awesome

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Just be honest. It will save you from spending time w someone who isn’t aligned

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Agree CIO. If a man I was dating told me he didn’t want to have children that’d be a deal breaker for me. I definitely know women who stick around in the hopes they’ll change their mind, makes no sense to me.

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Kids is something that can’t be compromised on so you have to find someone who sees it the same way. I think giving up kids as even a possibility is way too hard for most. Most people at least want to think about it.

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I can only 🛠️ so much from Day 1. No accidental pregnancies happening anywhere 🙅🏾‍♀️

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I mean you just need to be upfront about it. I have three kids but it was something my wife and I both wanted. Don’t try to change the other person I have watched this explode relationships of friends all the time.

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Your most welcome.

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It’s tough, that’s for sure.

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🥲

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Tell them you have a hysterectomy so they know it’s not an option even. Then if they stick around tell them that was a deterrent

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I didn’t mean it like that, more like an empowered women doing what she wants with her body. If you prefer being upfront then let that be the first thing or one of the first things that come up in convo. Let them know. If they chose to continue unfortunately there’s really nothing else i can think of that would deterr them

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Being at home with your mother... the ultimate room service.

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No idea when I'm quitting but I can't wait to send my ready-made "farewell" email draft. Had this baby ready for the last 3 months.

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Child on my flight playing a learning game with no head phones. "Touch the h... Awesome!" Once we're in the air it will be "touch that Q one more time and I'm breaking your game"

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When you are staff and your seniors review everything you do, change a tiny bit, and take as if they did it to present to others, feels like a surrogate mother.

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Note to self, dont have a baby during busy season again...

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Do you know what the maternity leave policy at your firm is? Mine is 3mos unpaid leave, which I think is quite stingy. 😣😣😣

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Fresh analyst joins the project. Attempts to school the team on how to do Vegas right. Im just too tired to give a shit on Monday night dinner, so enjoy the spotlight kid.

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Timing your pregnancy to have a busy season baby #HowToWinAtAudit

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Kinda sick of boomers & gen xers hating on millennials. I'm 30 and value life over work. I'm not some lazy kid who lives with his parents. STFU old people. Your debt addiction fucked our country.

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Do any of you have kids? If so do you find working for the big four manageable with a child?

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There were suprisingly a good amount of hot and probably virile guys on my flight. If men can get pregnant by getting eye-f*cked from head to toe, I would be a proud parent of many many children.

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Sitting in a coffee shop in Atlanta, and I see three perfectly tanned, toned, and dressed women pushing baby strollers.. Man.. Any ladies looking for house husbands? I'll be pretty for you.

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Any staff or senior pregnant? Thinking to have a baby but no time to make one 😕

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If your company offered 20 weeks paternity would you take the full time? Would your answer change if you were up for AVP with 2-3 DR?

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I am rewatching thrones and seeing how Robb didn't listen to his mother when it comes to his girlfriend is so relevant to my life

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Awk .Ran into a former colleague at first an egg-freezing event for ladies who are spending their peak child-bearing years in consulting, then at dating event. Biological clock. Sigh.

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Looks like I'm spending the night in CLT, thanks Mother Nature 😫😩😫😥

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There were suprisingly a good amount of hot and probably virile guys on my flight. If men can get pregnant by getting eye-f*cked from head to toe, I would be a proud parent of many many children.

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Y'all my biggest dating challenge so far is that I do not want kids. I keep running into people who are good people but they want kids 🤦🏾‍♀️ For 🐠, who choose to be child-free, how do you navigate. What kind of advice you can give me?

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