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Yeah man fuck marriage. Fuck having kids. Be happy with yourself and you'll be happy for life. Marriage takes a ton of work, you'll have to plan and compromise with each other all the time and nothing is just yours anymore. There are people who get married not because they're actually in love but because they're afraid to die alone. Some people just don't love themselves enough to be alone (a major red flag, btw). Lots of marriages end in divorce anyway. The only benefit I can see to being married is double income and the tax break (which I could rant about, but I won't). But shit, I'd just invite a family member to live with me if we want the benefit of two incomes, and I'd marry a friend without being in love just so that we can each get that tax break. And don't even get me started on having kids!

Marriage is largely an outdated custom. It used to be a societal expectation for people to get married, have kids, all that - and believe me, plenty of people wound up trapped and miserable because of that. Luckily we live in a society where it's perfectly fine to be single. Having the freedom and independence to live your life simply for you and do things the way only you want to is the ideal for lots of people nowadays. It isn't abnormal and it's definitely okay. I'm (26f) the exact same way.

That doesn't mean it's impossible to fall in love someday or to find a really good friend who you want to keep by your side. But it's best to leave that up to chance. For now, just enjoy being happy the way things are. You aren't doing anything wrong and don't let anyone tell you otherwise because then those people are brainwashed, okay?