The world is not short of people. It is not like we are going extinct. If some judgemental goons criticize you for not having children, I don't see that as reason for you to judge yourself for it.

No, it does not. People who are thoughtful and considerate tend to avoid having children these days. I've asked many very intelligent people if they were going to have children, and a few replied with "Would you want to bring a child into 'this' world"? I can see their point. Consider that there are over eight billion people in the world. You will never live to be eight billion seconds old. Consider that it is only within the last century that we developed weapons so powerful, we can destroy all of humanity in twenty minutes. Consider the imbeciles that have their finger on those weapons. It's damn depressing. Have you ever watched the movie, Idiocracy? If you don't think we are on the way, just look towards the white house.

I think it means the opposite!

Dude PUHLEAZZZZ! Stop worrying about what other people think and live your lives. If you and your wife are passionate together about having children, maybe there is a medical obstacle that needs to be overcome, but don't do it out of guilt for crying out loud. Be happy, live for you!

You are doing the world a favor by not adding another person to an over populated planet

You will save a shit load of money, and you won't have to spend Thanksgivings with your child's in laws whom you probably wouldn't like anyway.

1st. Certainly not a bad person. Neither of my kids plan on having children do to overpopulation. Many of their friends plan the same.
My son wants to set up refuges for both domestic animals and wildlife and perhaps foster of adopt kids.
The disadvantage may come in later years and noone to check in on you. I believe we need to develop our communities more, help raise kids, help care for the elderly.

Not having children doesn't make you, me, or anyone else, a "bad" person.
Whatever anyone's reasons are, is no one else's business.
If you're going to worry about what other people think, you are in for a whole lot of
aggravation. And if you go ahead and have kids, just so you won't be looked upon in
any kind of negative light, you're doing it for all the wrong reasons.
There isn't anything "wrong" with choosing not to have children.

Sorry brother... i have no good answer for you. I do hear you though. Sorry for your pain.

No it doesn't make you a bad person.
I suppose you have reasons for being concerned with what others think.
I wouldn't.

Be proud you are not contributing to overpopulation/ outrageous consumption! Plus, Stats show childless couples are the happiest of all.

Worry about your character and not your reputation. Character is who you are and reputation is only what people think of you.

No, and your children can never suffer so I would call it an advantage.

That's rather absurd. Of course those two don't correlate.

When my wife and I married neither of us wanted kids. We were married for about 15 yrs and for the whole time people gave us grief about not having them. It was a real pain in the ass. People were constantly getting in our business about this and moralizing about how we "should" have kids. We did (after 15+ yrs) have an unplanned pregnancy and decided to go with it, but not for the reasons people had pushed at us. I can tell you that having a kid is very hard and you give up a lot; ethically I see it as something that can be good or bad. As others have mentioned, there are many reasons to not have kids, and I'm not sure I made the "right" decision (because I don't think there is a "right" one... each person's situation is unique). Of course I love my kid, but don't ever let someone tell you that not having one is immoral!

Be fruitful & long divide.

No kids eventually equals no society. The government needs to give heavy financial incentives to child bearing and rearing, and we can all forgo the name calling.

You are going your part to save humanity from overpopulation, climate change, and the overconsumption of resources! I salute (and share!) your sacrifice!

It's wonderful to be child free - I've been married twice, love kids, but simply couldn't imagine having children of my own. I salute the childless!

There is nothing wrong with having no children. I'm a good person and I have no children. I have no desire to have any.

No kids. Never wanted any. Didn’t like kids when I was a kid. Always hung out with the grownups at family functions. However, trying to maintain that with hormones that scream @“lets have babies!” Birth control that is sketchy at best, doctors unwilling to fix you. Society and biology are against you. But I managed it.

I'm 30 and I don't have any kids. I don't think I am a bad person.

I ly do not believe that being childless makes anyone bad. There are plenty of good people who are childless. Example: had a friend in Atlanta who got a vasectomy because he didn't want the possibility of putting a child through the hell of dealing with his bpd.
There are also plenty of bad people with children. Just visit any school. You can point those poor kids out within 3 minutes of observation.

I'm child free by choice and don't see myself as a bad person

Nonono.

As the child of someone who had kids they didn't really want, do NOT have them if you have the slightest doubt as to whether you want them or not.