What makes me not want to get married?
I don’t know about most men so I’m gonna speak for myself.
If you remove the desire to procreate and raise a family, why should a man get married? There really isn’t a huge motivation to get married if as a man, you do not desire children. The only other reasons I can think of are sex and companionship.
The challenge with modern relationships is that things have changed yet things still remain the same. Modern women want the best of both worlds. They want to be liberated women who have careers, have their own money and are in control of their lives with no interference from a man. No problem with that, that's all good. However the same women also have old fashioned expectations of men and what a man’s role should be especially when it comes to money. They still want the man to be the provider and responsible for the most if not all the financial responsibilities in the relationship. Quite a few modern women who are employed and earning good money still believe the “my money is my money, your money is our money” thinking. These are the same women who will get offended if you ask them to make you a meal or something like that. You will be labelled as an old fashioned male chauvinist who can’t handle a strong independent woman. For a man, it’s a no-win situation. Your supposed to be old fashioned when it comes to paying bills but new age when it comes to something like taking care of the house, cooking, cleaning etc.
A friend of mine who is in her 40s and unmarried recently posted a Facebook post saying something to the effect that a woman should never help a man pay rent. Doesn’t matter who’s earning more as far as she’s concerned, it’s a man’s responsibility to provide a roof over the family’s head. As a man I have no problem with that, what I do have is when the same woman calls me a chauvinist for asking for dinner. It’s like, there clear rules of what’s expected from a man but very ambiguous rules on what’s expected from a woman in a relationship.
Sex? Nope, only if she feels like it, its her body not yours.
Cooking for you? Nope, her mum used to do that for her dad and she’s not gonna do it for you because she’s liberated and you can damn well cook for yourself.
Cleaning the house? Get a maid you old fashioned chauvinist!
So if a man doesn’t desire kids or doesn’t want a family, getting married has few benefits if any benefits.