Please note: I am a cisgender heterosexual woman, and that is the perspective I am writing from. She said all of this standard stuff, then threw in something that threw me for a loop. Up until this conversation, I never for a second considered that not wanting kids could mean that marriage is out of the question. What are you gonna do, become a lesbian or something? So I shut down, kept mum, and decided to never speak to her again. What I do know is that child-free couples are becoming more common.
Birth rates in the U. Dads get praised for changing a diaper or two while the mom is chastised for expressing her need for a break. None of this answers the question of whether dating will be harder for me, but it does shed some light on why more men may want children than women. Traditionally, they have it easier when it comes to parenting! Women internalize a lot of pressure from family, friends, churches, and society to avoid single-ness like a plague.
When I did some Googling, I read stories from many women who had found themselves in this predicament. Needless to say, I would rather be the latter of the two. Instead, I will keep dating the way I am now, no-strings-attached experiences filled with free dinners, pleasant conversation, and lots of attention!
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