“When are you gonna settle down?”

Uhh, probably never, without significant worldview changes. Don’t want bio kids, heavily considering a vasectomy. Don’t want to be tied to another person. Not really interested in monogamy or forever relationships. And more than anything, I wasn’t asked if I wanted to come into this world, so I sure as hell ain’t asking permission to check out. I will not put myself in a situation where my responsibility for other people is at odds with deciding it’s time to go. Barring an accident or illness, I know exactly how I’d like to go, anyway.

But it’s never a good conversation when someone is nosy enough to ask that question in the first place, because they always seem to think it’s their place to tell me I’m wrong and convince me otherwise, even when I leave out that heavier bit at the end.

“But you don’t know, maybe you’ll want kids later!!”

Cool, that’s why I’ll freeze some sperm, but if that somehow gets lost or destroyed, such is life. Do you really think after all these years I never considered I may change my mind at a later date, and needed you to tell me?