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I'm 31, working on a PhD. My husband is 35. We have dogs. It's easy. Right now, we couldn't afford kids, and emotionally, they would not get the support they needed, as I'm writing a dissertation. I have many days where I do nothing but stick my nose in a book and only get up to take out the dogs, have a smoke and perhaps make my husband a bite to eat when he gets home (cooking is my release). I occasionally get irritated when I have to take the dogs out-what would I do when a baby cries in the middle of the night, and I have to look forward to 8-10 hours of writing the next day? I realize some think this is very selfish, including some in my family. Luckily, most of my family has realized that I've made a very shrewd choice.
My husband and I enjoy the freedom of doing pretty much whatever we want, whenever we want to. 95% of our friends have no kids, so our lives revolve around those who have similar freedoms. At this moment in my life, I have no desire to give that up and maybe some day I will, but now...nope.
Where I live, it is quite common to see 20 year olds with two kids. I always get curious looks when women find out my age, that I'm married and that I have no kids. First and foremost, if I do decide to have kids, I want them to have my attention and monetary support. Right now, I can't give that.