• jimjam5@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Growing up, I was of the mindset that I would have got married and started a family by this point in my life. But as of the last few years, my thoughts have done just about a 180.

    Even if I was currently with someone/married, I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t want to raise kids in this day and age in the US (the bullet dodged me when my ex-girlfriend used plan b after we got intimate without protection). I think best case scenario for me now would be DINK, but gotta find someone that can put up with my dumpster fires first.

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      1 day ago

      Just find someone with similar dumpster fires, then you’ll both burn in the passions of what you love

      Also, thanks for mentioning DINK - Double Income No Kids … never heard of that before and now I learned something new.

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        Currently living that live and fuck me is life easy right now. Cats instead of kids is a very tempting option.

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          Me too! Our cat is the perfect child, most of the time. Except when she pukes on the bed.

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            Children also do disgusting things but they usually grow out of it, whereas a cat can be joking up hairballs its entire life

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              They can at least learn to mitigate it. My cat learned that I preferred that he puke on the linoleum rather than the wood floor/carpet. He made an effort to do so.

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              On the other hand, my cat won’t want an iphone in middle school and will never attempt university on my $$$ :D