Lots of people don’t have kids. No need to be guilty.

As about living with others. I am hard to live with and I need a ton of my own space my own friends and hobbies and have no desire to be attached to the hip. My husband is so easy going though that living with him doesn’t bother me. I was single most of my life, married him at 50 and no way I’d give up freedom to be with a man who’d be in my face 24/7. Not the kind of life I want.

You can find a man with whom your life will not be a prison. But you can also live apart. Personally I find it complicated. We both have very demanding high stress jobs, we work different shifts and I commute two hours a day. Having to go on dates and then drive to separate households would be draining. Packing overnight bags? Too much work. I think the trick is to find right person. Then it falls into place. I thought I’d stay single until it all changed

It’s 2023. Women can live whatever lives they want. Both my best girl friends are single never married. No children. Neither of them is dating. They live happy engaging interesting lives. They are much happier than many women who spend their days mopping around and complaining about their terrible husbands. Life is too short to waste in miserable marriages.

Live your life the way you see fit