Thread: What do couples do if they do not want to have children?
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Old 07-23-2009, 08:10 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by HappyLuckyOne View Post
say, if a couple conciously not wanting any babies, how will life be for them, after 10, 20, 30 +++ years?
In the 20+ or 30+ year scenario, their lives will not necessarily be that different, from a couple whose kids have grown up, moved out and are living their own lives.

Except that they still have family dinners, Christmas get-togethers, maybe grandparenting joys .... and when they grow very old and ill, there's a good chance that their adult children will step in to provide them with at least some financial, emotional or logistical support.

My own parents ... Dad is in his 70s, Mum is in her late 60s. Dad has a dog; is learning guitar; watches lots of movies; does taichi; goes to the horse races. Mum is into flower arranging; cooking class; singing lessons. Both go on cruise holidays a few times a year. Once or twice a week, they come over to my place and play with the grand-kids. Or they go over to my brother's place to play with my niece.
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