#41

Yeah. I notice the same. Everyone in London seems to leave it later for various reasons.

#42

Think the key reasons Iā€™m probably not going to have children boil down to ā€˜economicsā€™.

Pretty bleak when you look at it like that.

#43

My wife and I earn respectable money but are a long way from ever buying anywhere, so living in a one-bed rental flat limits your options somewhat.

#44

terribly bleak, more like

#45

Yeah, I think thatā€™s the main one.

Also, not many people in my London social group actually grew up here, so they donā€™t have a support network, unlike those back home.

And Iā€™d also chuck in the fact that itā€™s really hard to meet people in London. I was single for bloody ages before I met my wife. We didnā€™t even move in together 'til I was nearly 30.

#46

Fuck you.

#47

Yep, it all adds up.

#48

Yeah, itā€™s a bit shit. Weā€™ve got one whoā€™s a year and a half old, but just think another isnā€™t really an option now.

#49

Please leave the boards you absolute cretin.

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#50

read this as an incredibly harsh reply to @CHAIRMAN_LMAO at first

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#51

no comment on anything else, but the tag ā€˜dressupasatoucanā€™ has done me.

#52

Me too :frowning:

#53

lighten up, you stupid cunt

#54

fuck u
I have brothers and sisters
got my eyes on u smee

#55

Im an only child.

Ive never felt normalā€¦but then everyone expects you to be odd.

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#57

in first year i jokingly called my housemate a typical only child and then later that day caught him googling ā€˜only child characteristicsā€™ or something, found it really adorable

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#58

Yes, I am an only child.

Iā€™ve never felt normal either. When I was a kid I always felt more comfortable around adults and less comfortable around children my age, which is apparently a common characteristic. Maybe itā€™s because as an only child, youā€™re less constantly ā€˜exposedā€™ to other children of a similar age since you donā€™t live with any, compared to the overwhelming majority of kids who do? It might explain why I was very, very shy at school and felt less ā€˜with itā€™ than everyone else (and why early secondary school was so intensely horrible).

Socially itā€™s shit, and Iā€™d say it has messed me up. On the other hand itā€™s a luxury because the resources and attention of your parents isnā€™t divided and you never have to share anything. Definitely worth it overall.

#59

I donā€™t think Iā€™ve ever met an only child who stood out as particularly unusual

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#60

Are @bird and all his mates are only children? going by the weird/not weird thread ā€¦ thereā€™s more than just siblings that are responsible for odd behaviour.

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