I have been married for 15 years and love my wife and kids (2 with a 3rd due in a matter of weeks). Wouldn’t trade any of them for the world – well, maybe the teenager!
However, I cannot imagine myself getting re-married should something happen to split my family up.
Like comments already state above, socially I have no life. Family occupies 99% of my time not at work. Professionally, I’m judged at a disadvantage to my coworkers that do not have a family. Therefore, they can spend 60+ hours working on a regular basis to get that pat on the back. When I spend that much time at work, it doesn’t take long for family problems to begin. Financially, it gets difficult to keep striving for your future financial goals when other’s have their hand in the cookie jar.
If I had to do it all over again I still would, if it was the same person. So I don’t regret getting married. However, I don’t see myself giving away my freedom and my “self” to anyone else. When the game’s no longer fun, my single friends and coworkers can take their toys and go home.
