“At a banking conference in Hong Kong I was seated at dinner next to a brilliant young banker. She was 37 years old and enjoying a very successful career and she taught me many things over dinner about current issues and trends in Asia. Then we started talking about our personal lives. “Do you plan to have a family?” I asked. I didn’t mean to be rude; we Swedes (nowadays) like to talk about these things. And she had no problem with my honest question. She smiled and looked over my shoulder at the sun setting over the bay. She said, “I am thinking about children every day.” Then, she looked me straight in the eye. “It is the idea of a husband I can’t stand.”
~ Hans Rosling.
I’m sure many women feel much the same!
I know some who do indeed.
YUP. My sentiments exactly. Many times over. I do wish men understood I love their company, their friendship. But not more than that.
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I understand. My late wife felt the same way but it was societal compulsions / compulsions that the two of us got married rather than just cohabit.
smiling…
love my freedom now…although I don’t have any children (long story why not, but it had everything to do with said ex-husband)!
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Just look at the responses here. You are not alone!
When I was young, I always knew I wanted kids – I was less certain about wanting to ever marry.
Just look at the responses here. You are not alone!
many professional woman are deciding to adopt children and never marry!
especially successful actresses like Diane Keaton.
what used to be unthinkable is now widely accepted.
I suppose it’s probably better than hearing two people fighting all the time!
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At the macro level demographics show some very interesting trends and among the many numbers that Rosling crunches, population growth makes for some interesting reading.