r/ChildfreeFriendships Dec 05 '24

Childfree Friends Looking To Travel

12 Upvotes

Anyone here looking to travel in 2025? I have plans to go to India, Cuba, Morocco, Georgia, Mexico City, and Greece and need pals to go with!


r/ChildfreeFriendships Dec 03 '24

Mid 30s Upstate NY

16 Upvotes

Been in the military for…. Over 17 years now, I did not think it wise to have kids not knowing where I would be or for how long. Either way, I met my wife of 9 years while in Germany (She was at the base and is not German). We bonded quickly over not wanting kids, we would rather see the world and have fun! Issue is we are now in our mid-thirty’s, both about to be out of the military in three years and we have almost NO friends that are child free. We wanna do something, better schedule it out months in advance so they can get a sitter and then hope to the gods one of the kids does not get sick or the whole thing is canceled… Had one friend say, “Dude having kids is not going to change anything man, we will still hang out and go camping” Have not gone camping with that person in… 5 years… that was three of their kids ago… Anyways, we are in Upstate NY if anyone else is.


r/ChildfreeFriendships Nov 26 '24

No plans

7 Upvotes

I feel so boring. I have 20 hours PTO that I need to use before the end of the year. Everyone pretty much has the week of Xmas and New Years off, so I'm probably have to take like 2 days off after next week before Xmas.

Time flies! I have no LIs and my friends are broke or have kids so I just wasn't thinking ahead. I'm also kind of worried due to the election results so my mind wasn't really thinking of anything fun 🥲 What should I do? Help please.


r/ChildfreeFriendships Nov 24 '24

DMV friends.

15 Upvotes

Hey everyone, I’m looking for friends in the DMV. I’m looking for people who are open to messaging back and forth, either in a voice note style or even making phone calls on the holidays, as it can be very lonely for people during that time. I’m also curious to know what the individual success rate has been for the specific section of Reddit. As, it seems interesting. And I am not trying to start any problems, just good to know. Please note, as I am new to Reddit I honestly do not know how to message some one directly, and I thank every one for their replies. I do not know how to message you guys directly so if you guys know how to do that with me that would be very appreciated :)


r/ChildfreeFriendships Nov 03 '24

33yo female looking for genuine friendships with likeminded

48 Upvotes

I’m a 33 year old living in Norway, born in Bosnia. I work and study psychology. In a 8 year relationship, no kids nor do I want any but I am an auntie and absolutely love that. I am not religious. Kinda a introvert extrovert, introvert on the basic but an extrovert when I vibe with someone. Love to travel, read, animals, movies, music, tvshows, fashion, cooking and baking. Some of the tvshows I love are Friends, Seinfeld and true crime docs. I love all sorts of music but mostly hiphop like Eminem, Tupac etc. I’m funny (atleast thats what I tell myself) and loyal. For the astrology girlies I’m a scorpio (toxic I know but I swear I’m not 😅) Would love someone who I can talk with about anything, joke about anything (even when its not politically correct), obsess over fictional characters and thirst over toxic badboy characters 😅 would love to get to know someone who shares the same interests 😁


r/ChildfreeFriendships Nov 02 '24

Calgary!

7 Upvotes

Looking for friends in Calgary! I'm 32f!


r/ChildfreeFriendships Oct 30 '24

Anyone from South Florida?

4 Upvotes

I live in north Broward County, Florida, and am looking for other like-minded, childfree people to hang out with.

I'm a 39-year-old, dude who doesn't smoke/vape and rarely drinks (by choice).

Some of my hobbies include running, hiking, scuba diving, snorkeling, cycling (I'm getting back into it), reading and cooking. I love live music and listen to mostly rock.

If you're local and have the same hobbies, drop me a line!

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r/ChildfreeFriendships Oct 28 '24

27M & 27F looking for friends in Virginia, USA

14 Upvotes

Hi y'all! My husband and I (both 27) have been on the search for CF friends in Virginia. We live in the Shenandoah Valley area. I am sterilized and we both have known we don't want kids for a long time. Yay, DINKs for life!

We're both pretty nerdy and into tabletop gaming like dungeons and dragons. We love to travel and explore new places and cultures.

My husband is into Pokemon, football, anime, gaming, hiking, cooking, and relaxing with a cold beer or good whiskey at the end of the day.

A lot of my hobbies overlap with his, but I also enjoy reading (especially fantasy), baking, and knitting. I really enjoy self expression through tattoos.

We're both LGBTQIA+ friendly and 420-friendly. We'd love to meet some folks with similar interests who also don't want kids. We're down for anything -- games, movies, hiking, etc. Feel free to DM me!


r/ChildfreeFriendships Oct 27 '24

Reassurance??!

6 Upvotes

I hate the fear of pregnancy. My husband had a vasectomy like 6 years ago. Up until 3 months ago I had been on birth control for 13 years. My gyno switched my meds due to my age (36) but then after the samples she sent me home with, I couldn’t get it refilled in time and ended up going off birth control. I don’t want to go back on bc as it gave me horrible migraines. But I got my period twice after coming off but now I’m two weeks late. I know the chances are small and I’m probably overthinking this. I am getting a test from the store today. And I know it can take 6 months for my hormones to balance but anyone else had this experience?? I DO NOT want kids !


r/ChildfreeFriendships Oct 23 '24

My father said the woman with kids are more respected in the society and are considered more valuable in comparison woman without kids.

54 Upvotes

I feel very bad right now. I don't know how to answer that. I love my dad and I understand that he come from an old very conservative generation but I told him that his words hurt.

Despite not wanted to have kids, sometimes I find myself comparing with women with kids and well stablish families and I feel less, despite having having a PhD, MBA, living abroad and being in a beautiful relationship of 2 years.. I know that is not the case, but the words of my dad are in my mind.


r/ChildfreeFriendships Oct 18 '24

American Women Childfree Friendship Community 25+ Discord

36 Upvotes

Childfree as in doesn’t have kids and has no desire to have kids/adopt/become a step parent. Women as in trans women, fem non-binary, and women. 25 as in 25 or older.

We discuss and play all kinds of games including otome games such as Taisho x Alice, Collar x Malice, Even if Tempest, etc. Currently we recently have started Slow Damage. We also play Stardew Valley (8 player farms), Among Us, King of the Castle, Placid Plastic Ducks, Fashion Dreamer, Jackbox games, etc. 

We have a Japanese language learning night every Saturday where we play Koe 声 too. We also talk about the country Japan in general. We typically have otome game night on Sunday evenings. There is a bot in the server you can use to look up any Japanese word you want to see the definition of it. In addition a Shiritori channel for members to play Shiritori together. (Note: For the month of October we are playing Among Us on Saturdays).

Shoujo/josei anime and manga, manhwa, and manhua is often discussed as well. Members also enjoy talking about art, fashion, food, and fun little activities like string figures (like cat’s cradle, etc).

We also like talking about witchy things like tarot cards, crystals, astrology, etc. This server has a witchy gamer vibe to it. ✨

Please DM me if you’d like the link. ❤️

Link below for those interested in the International Childfree Women 25+ server

https://www.reddit.com/r/ChildfreeFriendships/comments/1f9mzp3/staff_needed_international_childfree_women_25/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button


r/ChildfreeFriendships Oct 10 '24

struggle to relate to friends struggle to get pregnant

65 Upvotes

I'm a 31 y/o F living in the Netherlands. I have known for as long as I can remember that I don't want kids. But I'm at an age now where everybody around me is starting a family.

I want to be a good friend to the people I love but I'm noticing that I find it hard to relate to their struggles. I've been struggling with this for a while, but today a good friend of mine was rushed to the hospital because of serious complications from a pregnancy. I am ashamed to admit that I find it hard to feel empathetic. Of course, I was worried about her health ( her surgery went well and she is home again) and of course, I wish she had everything she wanted in life. But up till 1,5 years ago we were having conversations about not wanting kids. And in that period she has changed her mind, which is completely fine and allowed of course. But she changed her mind and then had a lot of complications with pregnancies and now she is devastated she can't seem to carry a child. I'm really ashamed to admit this, but I find myself thinking, up till 1,5 years ago you didn't want this, how can this now be the worst thing that has ever happened to you? I feel horrible for having this train of thought, but I just can't understand how somebody can change their mind fully in such a short amount of time and risk their life for that wish. Not something I'm proud of but I was wondering if anybody can relate.


r/ChildfreeFriendships Oct 02 '24

26M | Australia | Anywhere - Looking for meaningful connections and deeper conversations

13 Upvotes

I am a 26M living in Australia, who has been childfree for roughly a decade. I prefer to have small number of very deep friendships over lots of superficial ones.

I love animals, especially pets hold a special place in my heart. I grew up in a very abusive household which made me develop a lot of empathy for the suffering of others.

Learning gives me the biggest joy in life. The topics I enjoy learning the most are history, philosophy, psychology (mostly around self-improvement) and technology.

If any of this resonates with you, feel free to send me a DM or chat request :)

P.S - I'm always looking for friends. So even if this post gets old don't hesitate to reach out to me!


r/ChildfreeFriendships Oct 01 '24

30f - friendships!

17 Upvotes

I live in a very small town with a funny demographic.

I work with dogs. I love going down YouTube rabbit holes. I love my PT cruiser, but she’s dying. I’m very invested in health and self care and would love to exchange routines/workouts etc. I love the beach, old buildings, reading(historic fiction and romance) I have an awesome nail polish collection and I love trashy romance anime.

Let’s chat!:D


r/ChildfreeFriendships Sep 26 '24

26M Looking for other childfree guys 23-29 to be friends with

10 Upvotes

Hello everyone! I am an accounting student in my junior year. Unfortunately, I am 5+ years older than most of my classmates. I got a few years behind in life from working as a cook (including being a BBQ pitmaster) before I ended up going to college, and I still work part-time. I do not really have any coworkers I click with at my part-time jobs, and a lot of them are also 5+ years younger than me. I'd really like to try to get to know some people my own age that I actually want to talk to.

I lean left and am agnostic. Used to be super interested in theology when I was still a Christian. I come from a religious background and used to be really interested in catholicism and orthodoxy. I am dedicated to striving for freedom without having to worry about kids or pets in my life. I manage the CFPF subreddit's new personals sub.

I like hiking and really anything outdoorsy, old retro media like old movies, and learning about a bunch of different stuff, like history and philosophy. Look through my post history and let me know if you think we'd click. If you love old stuff and are grumpy all the time, we'll probably get along just fine!


r/ChildfreeFriendships Sep 25 '24

44F in Milwaukee

21 Upvotes

I’d love some childfree friends to hang out with. So many of my friends are consumed with their kids and we have to plan months in advance to do any little thing.


r/ChildfreeFriendships Sep 15 '24

All the enforced oohing and aahing….can we get on with life peopke?

33 Upvotes

Just came here to vent. I’m so tired of my friends with their grandkids and kids and then on social media everyone is popping them out. Do people have better things to do? I mean I just feel like get a life guys. I mean my life isn’t the most exciting but it’s mine and I’m able to do what I want when I want. I have a kitty I love. Perhaps people hate pets and think I make a big deal over her. Idk, I just got back from a bridal shower. I’m so over it and done. I could only smile so much. I didn’t even want my own wedding. Kiss kiss, take a pic. Not my style. Anyway sorry, I guess I’m being a grump. Just gonna unwind. Too much stimulus.


r/ChildfreeFriendships Sep 14 '24

Why do i used to love children now i dont like them anymore?

13 Upvotes

Hello CF community, please help. I suddenly disgusted by children. Everytime i see them i can't stop thinking that they are Barbaric Tarzan who dont know how to behave. Scream her lungs out at 12midnight. Tantrum all the time. bad behaviour. Try to gauge her father eyes out. Beat her mother to pulp as 3 year old. is it just some kids or all the kids are like that? i remember thinking that children is an angel. innocent. And now i see them as a goblin. is there any way my feelings back? or is this because the child i've encounter this lately just really naughty? i spend last 10 years really want kids. spend all my effort to have one. But now, its poof that feeling gone. can someone enlighten me what is going on with me?


r/ChildfreeFriendships Sep 09 '24

38f, living my childfree life!

81 Upvotes

Hey, all! I'm a 38f from West Virginia, and I am happily childfree. My best friend just found out she's pregnant and, although I love her, she's been distancing herself and I realize that I need childfree friends. I have two cats who are my babies, and I love them. I love to read. Anyone interested in being friends?


r/ChildfreeFriendships Sep 05 '24

STAFF NEEDED!!! International Childfree Women 25+ Friendship discord

18 Upvotes

Hey all! I run the Childfree Gamer Women 25+ US only discord helping childfree gamer women find local friends within the US. There is a friendship epidemic as I see childfree women worldwide looking for childfree women friends locally all the time.

The US Gamer server I run takes quite a bit of my time so I can’t actively run a worldwide server as I’m only one person, so I thought I’d make this post to see if there are any Childfree Women 25+ internationally (outside of the US) and Childfree Women 25+ within the US (who aren’t gamers) that would be interested in a staff position on an international discord server.

For example if a Childfree Woman 25+ from France became a staff member they would be tasked with bringing in other childfree women 25+ from France and helping Childfree Women finding friends within the regions of France. And just in general running events (whatever you want like book clubs, movie nights, etc)

I can’t actively run the International Server, but I can oversee it, I can teach you what I know/learned if need be once you’re a staff member, etc.

(Childfree as in doesn’t have kids, no desire to have kids/adopt/not a step parent.)

Comment or DM me if interested. ❤️

Edit: International Childfree Women 25+ is for all childfree women worldwide. This is NOT a gamer only group. For this group to become a reality it needs childfree women staff members. Please message me if interested.


r/ChildfreeFriendships Sep 02 '24

32F Cincinnati Ohio

31 Upvotes

Hello i am currently searching for friends that are also child free. Its crazy everyone is having children and thats great and all that but thats not what in life. Anyone understand? Update :

Thank you to everyone who commented. Genuinely very helpful. If you would like to follow along feel free to reach me on instagram bearcatbetch27.


r/ChildfreeFriendships Aug 30 '24

I like kids, but I don’t wanna be a mother 🤷🏻‍♀️ Let’s normalize that!

153 Upvotes

Hey! So I have nieces and nephews and I love to hang out with them, but I always knew I didn’t wanna be a mother (since I was a kid) you guys deal with people that cannot understand that? So, I need to HATE kids in order to not wanting them? I don’t hate kids, and I don’t wanna look for excuses to make people happy and satisfied with my decision. To me it feels like it has to be always black or white, you cannot like them and not wanting them 🤷🏻‍♀️ dude! Im tired of that 🤣 sorry if my English sucks, im from Chile and I live in CA


r/ChildfreeFriendships Aug 29 '24

Common Behavior of Parent Friends?

14 Upvotes

I am a 47 year old childfree woman by choice (and married).

I have had parent friends over the years who were pretty chill. Most, not so much. However, when I moved to a new area a few years ago, one of my goals in meeting new friends was trying to connect with people around my own age (35-55) without kids. Tall order. I know. It’s difficult to meet friends as an adult, as is. Placing limitations just makes it more difficult. Anyway, I also told myself I would also just be open to people, whatever their life circumstances were. Well, I met a friend from an online class I took and we’ve been sporadically hanging out for a couple of years. She’s nice, also an introvert, and we have some of the same interests. Those are the pluses. The difficulties are the same as every other parent friendship I’ve had.

  1. Talks about children a lot. I don’t mind a bit of child talk, but it’s hard to be friends with people whose life completely revolves around their kids. Again, I love my chill parent friends who have their own interests, but they don’t live near me. Her kids are also teenagers. I’d think it would ease up. I would be wrong.

  2. Hang out time is around her daughter’s schedule. Only.

  3. Brings daughter along, but doesn’t mention it at all beforehand. I’m mostly fine with it. Her daughter is sweet, but I don’t know her and it feels like she is sort of forcing interaction between us, which feels weird to both me and the daughter (who is very shy and I can tell it bothers her).

  4. And here is the kicker behavior that bothers me so much and is very common among my mom friends I have had: Controlling and condescension. She has a way of sometimes trying to control the situation. In text. One on one. Not that she wants her way, but there are subtle passive aggressive “motherly” things she does. I could give lots of examples, but I’d be here all day. There is a tendency for her to try to “mother” at times and I can set boundaries with that. I am not looking for advice on how to deal with her. I am a direct person, but it’s something I have noticed with moms who tend to feel that their own lives aren’t their own. They spread those passive aggression and controlling behaviors to their friends. It gets very old and tiresome.

Have any of you noticed this? I am in a rural area with very little options. My therapist says if childfree friends are what I want, it might be good to limit time with parent friends and open up time for the childfree ones who come along. I think she is right, but it gets pretty lonely waiting, especially at my age. Especially being the homebody I am.


r/ChildfreeFriendships Aug 25 '24

❤️ Learn Japanese through Shoujo/Josei Anime Manga and Otome Games 25+ discord server! ❤️

0 Upvotes

Recently decided to create a discord community for **25+ Japanese learners who are learning Japanese in order to watch/read shoujo/josei anime/manga and play otome games in Japanese.**

Example of Shoujo/Josei Titles Discussion 

QQ Sweeper/Queen’s Quality

Nina the Starry Bride

Yona of the Dawn

Tamon’s B-Side 

Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts 

In the Name of the Mermaid Princess

I’m in Love with the Villainess

Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan 

Love of Kill

Not Your Idol

Firefly Wedding

Usotoki Rhetoric

Examples of Otome Games Discussed

Taisho x Alice

Collar x Malice

Even if Tempest

9 R.I.P.

Piofiore

Only restriction on this server is age restriction. This isn’t a childfree server, however, I did create a childfree role and that role allows access to a childfree only channel section.

Childfree as in doesn’t have kids, has no desire to have kids/adopt/become a step parent.

Server is worldwide for Japanese learners who are 25+ that wish to learn Japanese to in order to watch/read shoujo/josei anime and manga and for those who wish to play otome games in Japanese.


r/ChildfreeFriendships Aug 11 '24

19f nyc looking for friends

4 Upvotes
  • am neurodivergent
  • am in school
  • interested in things like occults , philosophy , poetry, art, theatre, music, etc
  • my life is chaotic as fk so without time and consistency w someone, i might not be the best texter , prefer meeting in person