Why I plan on never getting married or having children: and why that's okay.
First of all, I'm not anti-marriage. My parents have been married for almost 25 years and fall more and more in love with each other everyday. Which as a kid I thought was really gross. I've had great role models for what loving marriages look like, and I've seen some amazing people love each other through thick and thin. My parents when they were dating But to be realistic, there are risks in a marriage. Wonderful things often mean taking risks, and in the United States 51% of all marriages fail. I'm not saying a divorce is a failure, in fact, if you have a child, pet, or home you love very much because of a relationship with someone you loved, isn't that in itself a victory? I'm just generally not willing to take a risk. That's just who I am as a person. So the reason for the drastic stance on marriage and children is this: If I plan on falling in love and it doesn't happen then I will be disappointed, but if I plan on living my
