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" DEAR E. JEAN: Is it possible to lead a happy life and not have children? Strangely, I&amp;#039;ve always assumed I&amp;#039;d decide to have children &amp;quot;one day.&amp;quot; It&amp;#039;s not that I particularly want children. I&amp;#039;m just afraid that if I don&amp;#039;t do it, I&amp;#039;ll regret it. But I&amp;#039;ve recently started seeing a man who does not want kids. So now I&amp;#039;m wondering: Are there women out there who&amp;#039;ve never had children and are happy with their decisions? \u2014On the Fence MISS FENCE, MY FERN: Well, now. Let me think. Hmmm. I know at least one woman who rolls out of bed every morning, runs to the door, throws it open, gallops outside, throws her arms in the air, and thanks the gods she doesn&amp;#039;t have kids. Then I come inside. Happy people are happy whatever they decide about having children; unhappy people are unhappy about nearly every decision they make. Chance takes care of the rest. And by chance, I mean you will fall in the direction of your experience (i.e., if you break up with the man who doesn&amp;#039;t want kids and fall for a man who does, you&amp;#039;ll likely be rapturously inclined the other way). Related:  Ask E. Jean: Why Certain Fantasies Are Off-Limits  Related:  Ask E. Jean: The Second Marriage Survival Guide  Related:  Ask E. Jean: Why Do People Think I&amp;#039;m Too Nice?  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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