Despite being a parent myself, having a child is very much a personal choice that needs to be respected. Alas, many try to foist that decision on those without children, and, as you’ve experienced, invalidating their lives in the process. There needs to be less expectation, or indeed no expectation, that having children and being with the “right person” will complete one’s life. Often, those sentiments can be to merely validate the life choices of those who express them. Great post and kudos to you and others for not allowing yourself to succumb to the views of others in what is a deeply personal choice.