[Tade0]

If considering children you focus on financials/comfort, you're going to get the same answer every time.

You don't do it to be better off or more comfortable. You do it to have a meaningful relationship.

It's really the same as having a life partner. Why do it when going out costs money and you'll have to adjust your schedule to their needs?

[nonethewiser]

I essentially see it the same way. It's a tradeoff of pleasure and comfort for meaning.

It's a counter intuitive choice in the modern world. Its increasingly common to choose comfort over meaning. Especially when so many dont think meaning even exists.