[Bootwizard]

I would say you're wrong. I know this is anectdata but I'm a non-single millenial, and my girlfriend and I have decided to never have kids because we value our own happiness and wellbeing too much to sacrifice it raising a child. We would be happy to live this type of lifestyle.

Edit: and it has nothing to do with our income. We're both 6 figure engineers.

[polotics]

May I suggest your understanding of the word "happiness" will change as you age? My happiness at 25 is not the same as at 50. As a male I guess society is on your side and you can be a late father if you find a willing younger partner. For your girlfriend however it's no dice: at 50 and childless I assume earlier happiness may taste different.

[ReactiveJelly]

This is a big "may" to put on someone else.

[scns]

Your girlfriend might regret it when she is too old to have kids.

[chadcmulligan]

are you in your 20's? at some time in the next few years your girlfriend may change her mind.

[Bootwizard]

Yes, we are in our mid 20s

[chadcmulligan]

my daughters about the same age, and she's gone from never having kids to the opposite in the space of a few years.

I recommend it, it makes your life chaotic and costs money, but its the best thing in the world, you'll never be the same. Think about how you'd be in your 50's or later with no kids, I don't know anyone that said they're glad they didn't have kids, but I do know a few that are sad they didn't. Just a random internet guys opinion.