• I'm married and we want kids, but I'm not starting a family until I complete my travel bucket list. • We've spent the past 10 years going on trips in between my husband's deployments. • We hope to be parents someday. For now, we're embracing going on once-in-a-lifetime trips together.

When I got married in 2018, I imagined my husband and I would start our family within a few years. But seven years later, it's still just the two of us and our dogs.

Many friends our age have kids, and we feel the pressure to start a family now that we're in our 30s. However, we've prioritized pursuing career opportunities and travel adventures over settling down.

Over the last decade, we've been eagerly checking off destinations from our bucket list — and I don't regret taking more time to focus on

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