Married people without kids, what is life like?

I respect the whole pregnancy thing - I'm a male and don't have to go through that process physically. I respect that you are content with being with your spouse/partner only, and their love is strong enough to make you wholly loved and emotionally fulfilled. These are legitimate arguments for a child-free life.

These arguments are distinct from being vigilant and downright condescending about being child-free. Does it provide some kind of personal fulfillment, like militant atheism or something? Do you need to use buzzwords like "sticky fingers" and generalizations like "little Susie" to get your point across? These questions are both sincere and rhetorical; the former because I simply don't understand the need for it, the latter is more out of spite, I guess, in all honesty.

Your "vigilance" ultimately translates into disrespect and delivers as, ironically, somewhat childish to those outside of the child-free circle. I get that some people don't want children in their lives, and I have nothing but the utmost respect for those who feel this way and hold a mutual respect for those who do want children. This respect, however, deteriorates once the line between personal preference and human decency is crossed. It goes both ways, too... there are people with children that manufacture inflated rhetorical arguments against child-free types, which also makes little sense to me.

This is just my two cents. I'm not the type to go over to r/childfree and troll... it's not something I do. When those friends I have discuss this subject in person, I refrain from engaging in anything more indicative of my stance on the issue than a raised brow and gentle nods of acknowledgement. But when I encounter more aggressive child-free types with their guns out, I never miss a chance to try and extract a rational justification for what seems to be a superfluous display of relentless disgust for those whose preferences don't align with yours.

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