I’m 46 and very happily married. If I were a young man today there’s no way I’d get married.
I’m going to enjoy the whining of feminists growing old...alone.
I’m 45 and on marriage #2. I said the first time not to do it again. I think my generation has it programmed into us to pair mate.
Now if #2 doesn’t work im going gault. No wife no gf. My kids are adults. My parents are older but not old. I can just opt out and will.
If I was 20 knowing what I know now, I just don’t know what I would do. Kids are a blessing, add purpose and anchor us to reality. I love mine with a full heart. But, if clean slate starting today, I might just lay low.
Stay free
Btw: no one needs to say a word about #1. It’s a sore spot and not my fault. Some times you can’t drown with them.
I’m a couple of years behind you, also married, and would never consider it today. The problem with the aging feminists is that they spread their misery to everyone around them; they make my workplace intolerable, especially resenting the darker women who have children (married or not). One insisted that pets be included on a proposed company picnic (which then died in the planning stages), and many use aging parents as an excuse for declining additional hours of work.