Child-Free by Choice

A newly married friend of mine posted wedding pictures on Facebook, and someone who appears to be an older family friend posts a comment: "What a beautiful couple! I bet you will make a beautiful baby....someday."

I happen to know that this friend LOVES kids and does want to be a mom, but, sheesh! She just got married! I know this type of thing is nothing new, but, goodness!

Yeah, unfortunately it's so common, but still frustrating nonetheless.  I think this kind of pressure is what causes so many people to get divorced later on.  They get pregnant right away (or get married to begin with because of a pregnancy) and later realize that they either didn't have enough time together to get to know each other, or that they never knew each other at all.  I still can't believe people start the baby talk as soon as the wedding is over.

As a side note, I wonder what the divorce rate is among couples who are CFBC compared to couples who have kids.

<I wonder what the divorce rate is among couples who are CFBC compared to couples who have kids.>

That would be an interesting statistic! Would it be lower than parents because of the stress of childrearing or would it be higher because of the simplicity of splitting up? I think there are still a lot of people who stay together, or delay breaking up, because they don't want to upset their children.

RoseAnn