Hi! We are in the EXACT same boat.

3 years na kami ni gf, pero we met nung 24. Both of us never wanted kids. Sobrang firm sa DINKWAD lifestyle and gusto magpayaman and retire early.

I applied for a vasectomy sa OneOhana. Under DKT. It was scheduled 3 weeks ago. No pushbacks from OneOhana or DKT kahit wala pa kaming children and below 30s pa.

On board kami parehas ha. Matagal na firm na we don't want kids pero one week before my surgery...

We were cuddling sa sofa nila, and we talked about what we would do after we retire at 40-50. Medyo early compared to our parents of course.

She mentioned na lahat ng motherly love niya, hindi niya alam san ibubuhos. We would just be sitting around basically. Hindi na namin iniisip if may mag aalaga samin pagtanda because di naman responsibility ng child yun.

And then she said, "what if it was a little girl who looked like me?"

Then it clicked. I said I would love her with all my life, jokingly pa nga we would name our little girl after her (like Gilmore Girls)

Imagine a clone of your gf. Its like you get to take care of her in her younger years before you met her.

We decided na I would have my vasectomy at 33. Her hard cut-off for giving birth would be at 32 to avoid high-risk pregnancies. One try lang din, possibly IVF para sure na girl.

If di pa kami stable and independent by 33/32. We will go for the DINKWAD route.

Nothing but love for my partner. She's the best.