'Most people in my life readily accepted my stance on remaining childfree… until I had a serious relationship'

It was as if everyone assumed that my decision wasn’t actually my decision, but something forced upon me by outside circumstances — ie, not having a man — and now that I had found a boyfriend, I would immediately change my mind and settle down to have dozens of children.

'Most people in my life readily accepted my stance on remaining childfree… until I had a serious relationship'

I have written 196 columns for this newspaper and the two people always mention to me are 1) the article I wrote

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