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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
Almost 40, married for more than 10. No i dont regret being free. I love waking up anytime i want on weekends, and even call in sick even if im not sick (i just have like 20 days off i havent used). Money is gooood. Average job BUT no big expenses, so I can buy whatever i want whenever i want. 

Yesterday for exmple, after work I got home and watched 3 hours of my favorite tv show (new season), while drinking wine. We had dinner in a nice italian restaurant, it was great. 

I guess you cant miss what you never had. Im sure i would love my kids if i had them, and if i could choose between having them and not having them I would choose having them of course (just as im choosing not to have them).

I dont think I will regret it later on because Im not close with my father, we talk once a month, and i see him as a friend, not as a father. My mother and i talk often but we live in different countries.

I do plan to help with my mother s issues once she is older (66 at the moment) but im not going to give a penny to my dad or offer any other kind of help. So yeah, having kids doesnt mean they will take care of you once you are old (if thats the only reason one would have kids)
gpt
ive (49m) been with my partner (46f) for 27yrs never bothered with marriage or kids our life is fucking amazing and we are retiring next year 
we do what we want when we want