How did you know you didn’t want kids?

Me and my partner have been together for 11 years (since we were 17) we’ve always said we wanted kids, it was something we always spoke about.

However we are starting to realise how much we enjoy our lives, how much we enjoy our routine and just having to think about ourselves. We even decided against a dog because of this. So I guess my questions is how did you know you didn’t want kids?

We’ve begun questioning if it’s really on the cards for us because of how much we hate change. Instead we are being drawn to the idea of it just being us and us enjoying our freedom. We are 27/28 so I’m not sure it’s a case of just ‘not being ready yet’ I guess I just don’t think we will ever be ready because it’s not actually something we want.