I’ll give my reasons, but I’m not sure how well they generalize to the community.
I just don’t want kids and never have. I value my time to myself a lot and the flexibility of having fewer commitments, and children would inevitably intrude on that. I’m also prioritizing my career, and I anticipate having to make career sacrifices for children, e.g. not taking a job in a new city (this weighs on my mind more than the costs of raising a child, but I’m not sure it should).
I’ll give my reasons, but I’m not sure how well they generalize to the community.
I just don’t want kids and never have. I value my time to myself a lot and the flexibility of having fewer commitments, and children would inevitably intrude on that. I’m also prioritizing my career, and I anticipate having to make career sacrifices for children, e.g. not taking a job in a new city (this weighs on my mind more than the costs of raising a child, but I’m not sure it should).
Also, raising an infant sounds pretty horrible.