Most women in a relationship will emphatically tell you when they want to get engaged, married or have kids. They also have a biological clock to have kids bef

Most women in a relationship will emphatically tell you when they want to get engaged, married or have kids. They also have a biological clock to have kids before they're 35, and most listen to that clock. Men don't have that clock, so there's different types and levels of motivation. In my case, I wasn't interested in having kids until my late 40s, when the circumstances were convincing (responsible partner, as late in life as reasonably possible.) Although I prefer being around adults, I understand that kids are doing their job when they require attention. I find my "clone" to be a plus overall, though expensive. Career-wise, I vaguely thought having kids would be an advantage somehow, but I was incorrect. In the USA, companies don't care about employees ("at will employment"), and the same is true about your family.