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Why would people make up excuses? They simply don't want them.

My “excuse” for not having children is the same “excuse” I have for that I'm not a firefighter: I have no interest in it.

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Even when it's your own house that is on fire?

I would absolutely not as an untrained person try to firefight my own house rather than rely on trained professionals for that, no.

Curious: have you ever considered going to a therapist about this? It's not psychologically normal to never want children. I wouldn't be surprised if it was also co-morbid with other psychological issues.

Have you ever considered going to a therapist? Telling strangers that they need to procreate is not psychologically normal. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was also co-morbid with other psychological issues.

They don't need to procreate, but not wanting to at all is a sign something is off.

https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2023/childfree-study-confirmed...

Apparently it's very normal. On top of that “abnormal” does not mean “unhealthy”, but then again, that's something psychologists very often don't understand either.

Having an I.Q. above 145 is certainly not “normal”, but not a cause for concern either.

Perhaps it's culturally "normal", but it goes against evolutionary psychology, and it's probably unhealthy as well.

Unhealthy in what way? Given that studies repeatedly report that childless persons report a greater life satisfaction? Why is it bad if it goes against “evolutionary psychology”?

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/may/25/women-h...

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