My wife and I have always known we don't want kids. We want to spend our time doing other things.

When I first met my now-wife in 2012, she told me she never wanted to be pregnant. We talked about adoption, not wanting to have a newborn and sleepless nights. I don't want to be a parent and would like to spend my time doing other things.

When we first met in 2012, my wife said she never wanted to bear children, and we perhaps thought we might develop a desire for parenthood later on. Years went by, and that feeling never materialized.

After a decade, I can now articulate why we remain child-free by choice: I don't want to be a parent. Initially, I felt pressured to justify our decision to family and friends.

In my bolder moments, I highlighted concerns like the climate crisis as reasons for our choice. However, the underlying truth was simply that we didn't want children.

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