Few questions for CS people

I’ve always imagined my life with kids, but lately, I’ve been questioning that, and this sub has been such an eye-opener. I love the perspectives I’ve seen here. I have a few questions for anyone who’s chosen the child-free path:

1.  At what age did you know for sure you didn’t want kids?

2.  Is it hard to find a partner who’s also child-free? (I’m 22, and I feel like everyone my age already has kids, which is wild to me.)

3.  I know having a healthy parent-child relationship isn’t guaranteed, but how do holidays feel as a child-free person? What are the good and bad sides?

4.  Does societal pressure ever get to you?

5. Was the choice difficult for you to make?

For some context: I come from a very traditional Islamic background, where the idea of a woman not having kids is unheard of. Ik is embarrassing to admit but I’ve slowly realized that having kids is optional 😭😭. When everyone around you has kids, wants kids, and bases their value as a woman on motherhood, it’s hard to imagine anything different for yourself.