I feel alone in my desire to get married and have kids
I (21) really want to get married and have kids someday with a woman. I feel most people now hate me for wanting this.
I'm not told directly in real life what I want is wrong, but when I see this stuff online, it makes me feel that it's a widespread perspective in reality.
For example, if I see videos on social media of a person talking about not wanting or being against marriage or kids, and they have millions of views, it makes me feel millions share this view, even if they don't say it explicitly in public.
I feel wanting to get married and have kids is nowadays considered like a war crime to want. I just can't relate to the idea of someone getting criticized for not wanting kids or marriage. I feel now I have to justify why I’m attracted to what I like and what I want.
Posted Apr 6, 2026, 1:22 PM UTC