Dual Income and No Kids sounds very attractive but advice from people in their late 20s and 30s is probably too biased to be considered sound advice.
Wanted to understand how couples who took that decision in their 30s feel today.
Do you regret it? Do you feel purposeless? Do you feel lonely? Do you feel the FOMO?
And so on.
Great question. I am eagerly awaiting answers.
I am still in my 20s and cannot comprehend DINK couples.
Of course they are free to do whatever they want. But I personally don’t want to die before having the privilege to raise a child.
Raising a kid or kids is such a noble thing to do. How can people link finance with children? I agree with the whole inflation and expensive education but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have kids. Learn about personal finance. Learn to earn more it thats what makes it easier.
What’s the point of life if you just live for yourself? Don’t know what culture influences this DINK and all other crazy acronyms.
@MattGray So true. Liberalism has messed with everyone's brain.
Degenerate behavior leads to mental health issues Mental health issues lead to finding instant gratification Instant gratification leads to poorness Poorness leads to more degenerate behavior like DINK
And the vicious satanic cycle goes on and on and on
Why is every degenerate thing in today’s society linked with liberalism? 🥹
I am a 37 year old female and my husband is 40. We were unable to have kids through normal ways and chose to not go for continued IVf after the first one didn’t work. We found IVF to be too draining emotionally, physically and also financially to a certain extent (although that was not a major extent) . We were also ready to take that decision to be a DINK because we felt that we loved each other and found our life fulfilling with each other, family and work. Having a child would have been great but I personally agonised over this decision for many years in my early 30s because we have been told that if you don’t have kids ‘you will regret it later when it’s too late 😅😅’ happy to report years later that we don’t regret not having kids at all - and we don’t think we will feel differently many years later too.
I don’t want to compare but I love the freedom we have, the time available to us and yes if you are choosing to be a DINK find something that you can help nurture. Could be your startup, your work, an activity or hobby but most of us have a nurturing gene in us - need not be fulfilled only by having kids
Beautiful perspective! What do you guys do to satiate the nurturing aspect ?
Not a couple, and definitely not a DINK yet.
But I admire all those who chose to be a DINK consciously.
Nothing more important than being financially well-off and have ample peace of mind.
@Gems_Bond Don't you think this type of thinking is a bit selfish? I mean our entire bloodline fought hard for us. They worked hard for us. Thousands of generations of humans reproducing has led to our birth.
True dude to a great extent but today human population is massive by all measures.
And few people consciously opting to lead a better life instead of producing won't really take human population southwards.
We were a DINK for a very long time and then had a baby. So far we have never regretted a single day after having the baby. It has been a pleasure to see him grow into a young adult. Now he has left home and we cherish his accomplishments Our financial situation did not change much after the kid, but we matured a lot as persons by raising him.
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