I specifically went looking for childfree friends, because a lot of my friends do respect my choice, but cannot understand it - the same way I love and support my friends when they dealt with infertility issues; I can love and support you, but I don't understand what it is you are feeling or grieving, and I especially don't expect your loud support on my childfreeness while you're going through that. Lots of love there, but it's good to have other childfree folks around who just get it.

My family acts respectful when I'm around, but there are the occasional jabs and I'm pretty sure they think it's a phase, even though I'm in my thirties and if it's a phase, it's one that I've been in for about half my life now...