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why is it so important to you that we have kids?

For the same reason your married friends wanted to see you get married(MLC)
Misery Loves Company. Just kidding

Your decision seems based in logic and concern for both you and the child. I respect your honesty and logic. As another poster pointed out, her article contains 16 personal pronouns. A little too self absorbed for my tastes. With your comments I see reason and logic. With her article I see self-centered immaturity.

On a side note, I find her unfailing usage of the term "partner" and always prefacing the word love with "hetrosexual" to be very curious.

Her reasons are definitely self centered and weak, though still valid. Not wanting to change diapers is just as good a reason to not have kids as any (again, built up resentment, unloved child) it was just important for me to look deeper, to find out what I really meant, why I didn't want a kid, and having those dispositions why I shouldn't have a kid. Of course as an only child I tend to be a little more introspective than most people and the why's and wherefore's of my decisions means a lot to me.