I don't drive and I am 32 and the mom of three. My father was a race car driver, as children we always attended the races and witness numerous crashes and fires. I have so much anxiety around cars that I believe it would be unsafe for me to be behind the wheel. As I got older I have also lost my peripheral vision almost completey, again unsafe. I feel the pressure from others that they think I should be driving and do not understand. But I have a wonderful bf who does understand and thinks more than I do that I should not be driving. I am by no means lazy or any such thing. I don't understand why we all assume that we must drive in order to be approved as worthy adults.

I guess if I were you I would want to understand his reasons, and for me at least, I don't depend on others for rides, I have two feet or the bus, cab or my bike. I guess it might be another story if the non driver is totally dependent on others for transportation.