Thank you for this article. I can really relate to this. I am 35 years old, happily married and with two beautiful dogs who I adore more than anything. I am grateful that I have never faced probing questions or pressure from family or friends, other than a few comments early on in my marriage when I was in my late twenties, but those comments have completely died off now. But sometimes I do get the odd comment from a stranger or acquaintance, I am usually polite and say, no I don't want children, I already have two boisterous fur babies. I like kids, I pride myself on being a fun aunty and I adore my nieces and nephews. But I don't think I need kids to be happy or fulfilled. My husband could go either way and have them or not have them, he's leaving it up to me which is nice of him. I used to think I would be a bad mum, I have worked through those hang ups and still feel that I don't want them. I think you have to really want to have them to have them, it is the one decision you can't reverse once they're born. And yes, I think we are living in an overpopulated world facing an uncertain future in terms of climate change, now this stupid virus, despotic megalomaniac politicians in charge. Along with my depression and anxiety which may or may not be genetic. None of which are things I want a potential future kid to have to face.