Cristi Jackson still laughs about the day she met her husband, Johnny. "We were talking about families and stuff, and I told him I didn't want kids. It was something I had just decided wasn't for me," says Cristi, a Wichita aircraft worker.Maybe this will serve as a beacon to women bemoaning their single status. Get innoculated against baby rabies, and perhaps you'll scare off men a bit less :)
"And he was like, 'Will you marry me?' "
The number of married couples deciding not to have children is growing. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, the proportion of childless women 15 to 44 years old was 44.6 percent in 2004, up from 35 percent in 1976.I know that I have rehashed this study in a few posts lately, but I don't remember this being mentioned - I thought it was worth bringing up.
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More recently, a Pew Research Center survey . . . found that, by a ratio of nearly 3-to-1, Americans say the main purpose of marriage is the "mutual happiness and fulfillment" of adults rather than the "bearing and raising of children."
Local couples who decided not to have children -- most prefer the term "child-free" to "childless" -- cite various reasons.
Some prefer to focus on their careers or partners, some worry about overpopulation, some prefer adult company and some enjoy the freedom to travel -- or just to go out for dinner or a movie -- without worrying about school schedules or baby-sitters. Others point to the financial strain of paying for diapers, day care, college and everything in between.. . .
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