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I don't know a single person who is CFBC. The odd one out it seems!
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I can only think of one person, my ex-coworker.
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Off the top of my head I know two couples. I could maybe think of more but...mom brain.
I have two best friends who sorta didn't want kids or at the very least are indifferent. Because their husbands really want kids they are going with it. They know they won't regret it if they do have kids, but don't feel a burning desire either.
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I thought I knew 2 couples who didn't have children by choice, but I recently found out that they were trying for a long time.
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@Torchwood: Woah that's crazy! I had an anterior placenta with my first. Still no mistaking it in the third trimester though!
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I'm still in my 20s so I don't know of anyone who is vocal about being permanently child free, but I definitely know people child free right now by choice!
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Yes, my aunt and uncle never had kids and I'm pretty sure that was by choice. They were always the strange family members too. You could tell being around kids made them uncomfortable.
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My brother and SIL were for a while, but then she commented to my mom at Christmas about my son was so cute she was wavering on her decision.
None of our friends are. The friends I have that don't have kids are either single still, or they're newly married and not ready for kids yet.
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Yes - one couple is older and the guy does have some regrets but is generally happy. They have an amazing life but are pretty self absorbed
Another couple decided super young (mid 20s) that they didn't have to have kids. Right after they got married the guy had a vasectomy. It's been over 10 years and they're happy without kids
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A good chunk of my friends from when I lived in NYC are CFBC. I can only think of one childless friend who is my age (mid 30s) who is planning on having kids, just waiting for the right time.
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Yes, quite a few.
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I know one couple. I have no problem with CFBC couples or that decision at all but this one really rubbed me the wrong way. The wife decided, after they got engaged, that her husband to be would need to get a vasectomy before they got married because she suddenly never wanted to have kids. Her best friend told me it caught her then fiancé off guard but he went ahead with it at age 21. Anyways, the whole thing was super bizarre and I can't help but wonder if he ever regrets it since it wasn't s decision they made together and she really forced his hand.
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@Torchwood: That's NUTS! I had an anterior placenta and was getting jabbed in the ribs every hour. I can't even imagine not knowing!
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I know 2 couples for sure, they are very open about not wanting children of their own. One of them has definitely taken on the fun aunt/uncle role and even hosts Halloween for all the kids.
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I know of one colleague that it's by choice by the wife did give me the impression that she could have been easily swayed into having a baby if her husband wasn't so against it. But she's very committed to him and made peace with the decision years ago it seems.
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I have one friend who is CFBC. I used to think he was missing out, but now that I have kids I realize his wisdom. Having kids is wonderful but it does close a lot of doors.
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Yep, I can think of a few couples off the top of my head.
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I know some people I suspect are CFBC like co workers or someone I would never ask. I have one good friend who definitely does not want children. She's in the midst of a long engagement and people keep telling her she should hurry up and get married so she can have kids.
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Absolutely. They rock it. Nobody should have kids unless they want to. They do them. I do me. We're all happy!
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Quite a few. It's nice to have friends with such different perspectives on their lives.
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Couple of my friends are. We're 34 and everyone has been married for at least 8 years. They are adamant about no kids bc they love their careers and want to focus on them. One just got her phd and is working literally to cure cancer and another just finished her residency program in a pediatric specialty.
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Yes, quite a few actually. Totally respect their decisions.
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Yes, at least 2 couples.
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I have a ton! They are all loving it and I know that was the best choice for them! But sadly I'm slowly loosing touch with them because all my free time (that I allocate for friends) is spent with friends that have kids. Maybe when the kids are older I can reconnect with my CFBC friends!
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I know quite a few bc I'm in academia. Also, I think my sister may wind up CFBC. She's an awesome aunt!
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I can think of three that had said it. One woman just generally doesn't like kids, one likes other people's kids but just doesn't want her own. The other was our old children's librarian. She is so good with the little kids and got married during the time I knew her, so I just figured she would want to have them eventually, but nope. She loves other people's kids and working with kids and prefers just having dogs to take care of at home.
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Not sure. my SIL and her DH might be. They don't have any yet and it doesn't sound like they will anytime soon. We aren't sure if it's a choice both have agreed to or not though and don't fee it's our place to ask. But, we hope they do because we want some cousins!!
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Yes. Our best couple friends are childless by choice. I also know a colleague.
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Not in my circle of friends, but we were actually that couple for about five years and were very happy during that time. Then we changed our minds and decided to try to have a child, and well, here I am now.
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I have a coworker that is very vocal about being CFBC. There was another guy that I used to work with but he had moved on. He just posted a pic of his newborn on FB tonight so I guess that didn't last.
My boss talks a big game about his DINK lifestyle and puts on a CFBC persona. When I told him about pregnancy #2 he told me his heartbreaking story of infertility.
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Yes! It's really common to be CFBC here in the Bay Area.
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