I must live on a different planet. I am not the only woman that wouldn't think automatically of asking a woman they met briefly, if they had children. Alot of my close friends just aren't into thinking that way...at all. Yes, some are childless.

I tend to ask that question only if the conversation leads one there, after knowing a woman for a few weeks or months.

Of course, some men ask me if I have any children (my response is no, but my partner has 2 grown children.)...and these tend to be guys who are fathers themselves.

I find that the answer I give above, to any man or woman who inquires about children, tends to naturally end the conversation about children. No big deal to me.
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