But I am suspicious of men who want wives, but want these wives to remain permanently childless. I am very suspicious of men like that. They do make a negative impression on me. I would be less unfavorably impressed, if the reluctance were on the part of the woman.

My suspicion is that a healthy, young man who wants a childless marriage is probably immature, or stingy, or stupid or self-centered, or doesn't want to be too tied to a woman he might get tired of. I am very slow to believe that the reasons people give you for why they want or don't want something (of this magnitude in importance) are actually the real reasons. It may be what they believe and want to believe . . . and want others to believe . . . but I say: Look a little deeper.