I don’t want childen. Is it hypocritical to not be forthright about this soon after meeting someone?
- Posted on September 4, 2025
- By The Guardian
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I don’t want childen. Is it hypocritical to not be forthright about this soon after meeting someone?

Not wanting kids isn’t especially unusual, advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith writes. It might help to frame the conversation as what you’re saying yes to rather than what you’re refusing