So this is a topic more about in the future for many of us, but this is something that people who think about being in a married life would think about. How many children do you want to have when you are married?

To me, I have been used to families with 3 kids, so I think that I at least would want 3 kids when I get married. I do think that I would discuss this with my future wife though and we can decide from there.

play4fun : zero kids because I want to save money and don't want any running around

Kids do take that money away, that's for sure.  I, myself, have three.  Two girls and one boy, my youngest being my wife and mine, and the other two were her's already with another before me.  I do love taking care of them, and knowing I can do so...gives somewhat of a sense of accomplishment I guess.  I'd say it's worth it, and can't complain on the tax breaks either...1500 a kid?  Hell yeah!

To be honest....I would say something like maybe 2 or 3 kids. It depends on how things are as what you normally wish isn't always what you normally hope for.

I guess it really all depends on how my wife in the future feels about it too. I would also say it depends on how much income we have. Personally I probably wouldn't want more than two though. I feel like that's a good number, but we'll see. Who knows? XD

I'm just going to be totally hypocritical and say none because kids are a nuisance and dumb even though I was a kid once but I'm totally above all that now that I'm older with little to no change in my intellect

Personally I'd like to have one. Maybe two. And probably at least one boy.

I have always wanted to have a girl when I grow up (I'm 18 so it feels weird to say that.) I plan to only have one kid, but my life never seems to go as planned. If I get a boy, I will probably keep trying until I finally get a girl. Unfortunately, that will highly likely result in favoritism. But I will love the boy ones all the same.

Truthfully I don't want to have any kids, I mean sure one or two would be nice, I like kids in general, hell.... Half my neighborhood used to look up to me as a big brother. But that aside I don't want to have to deal with the responsibility, and in many ways I feel I'm not remotely prepared for this; I don't trust myself around people in general, much less a kid day in and day out. 

If I do end up having a child or children, I want to to be at least in my mid to late twenties, I'd rather not be struggling to get by my whole life instead of the 2-6 years it'll take me to stabalize myself in the economy. So there's plenty of reasons for me to "keep things safe" for the mean time.

But unfornately I will likely end up being the main supporter for my cousin who had her son on her 16th birthday. It's such a shame when you have a completely unreliable teen dad, I mean, in the end I'd not like to be a teen mother supporting herself and a child in this economy.

I would like to have at least 2 or 3 kids.

Personally, I only like one. Considering how hard it is to bear a child and the pain of giving birth, oh, and money. However, taking away all the selfish reasons, I think I'd like to have at least 2 or 3. I want my children to grow up together under one roof and be close with their own siblings. Plus if the time comes when me and my future husband die before them, at least they won't feel left alone since they still have their siblings. Yeah there are the grandparents, cousins, uncles, and aunts, but it's just different and much more fulfilling if you're with your parents, brothers or sisters in life to depend on and care about.

Might try starting out with just one but if things go pretty well the though of another might come up further down the line.

Personally I only want 2 kids if not just 1. The reason I want 2 mainly and not just 1 is because I don't want one of my kids to be lonely growing up and nobody to play with. I want to have at least one boy though possibly one girl

Bintsy : that's how I felt when I starting having kids. I wanted 0 or 2+. I never wanted to have only 1. My wife was an only child and she was always jealous of other kids who had siblings growing up. Not that those families are perfect by any means but having siblings is a different way to grow up than having no siblings.

I never wanted to do that to my kid. If I was able to I wanted to have at least 2. Thankfully I've got 3 almost perfectly healthy kids who seem to get along more often than not. They're still young though. They'll have lots of chances to fight as teenagers

As for the "right" number - that's up to you and your significant other. It all depends on what you can handle physically, financially and emotionally. I've heard that 3 is the hardest number and I can see the truth in that. Once you get to 4 the oldest is generally at least 6 (assuming an average of 2 years between births) which means you have a fairly competent kid at an age where they can help and be an extra set of eyes and hands to help out. My oldest is 7 now and she is definitely a big help.

If you had asked me this a year ago, I would have said zero haha. But, I think, with the right significant other, I'd want maybe two children at most, if not then just one. I grew up as a first child of three, and believe me, an odd number is too much. Two seems safer to handle honestly and I prefer smaller numbers to manage.  

I'd have to say 0...I don't really have a problem with kids, I just would rather leave all the child raising to someone....less childish.
Not to mention I feel like there is an overpopulation problem...

At this point in my life, I would say none, and I don't see my mindset changing anytime soon.

The fact I haven't found my significant other means nothing to me. I'm preparing my future for a job that could most probably than not make me spend very little time at home, so very little time to spend with my loved ones. I myself have had many regrets about the way my parents have raised me, so I wouldn't want to be like them, and this mindset clashes with my already planned future.

And besides, maybe I should be asking out if the world needs a mini-me... Or a couple of them

Just had my first baby girl this year in April. Probably will try for one more in 6 to 9 years. I'm the oldest of 9 and hubby's the youngest of 6 so we want to keep a small family just because we are sick of big families.

linklink : Yep, I'm with you on this one. Children are expensive. If I took all the money I would spend on a kid, but put it in a savings account instead over the next 18 years, I could own a Lamborghini when I'm 40. (Well, it would be a used Lambo that's 5 or 6 years old, but hey, it's still a Lambo!)

I'm absolutely never having children, and I post frequently in /r/childfree on reddit with other likeminded people.

I have two kids and holy crap one kid to two kids is insane.  I don't know how people with three or four get it done.  I'm not rich but my wife and I have resources, lots of family members, we're educated and it takes all the work in the world to keep those two from killing themselves and each other.

The positive is now we have two kids and their eventual future families to help us take care of ourselves when we're old and gray and wrinkly.  That'll be nice when it comes to that time.

It's fun to watch them entertain each other and the dog.  But I think about throwing another kid in the mix and I'm like, "I'll pass."

Two's good enough for now.

I don't think I want to have more than two kids whether all boys or all girls or the couple.
Ideally, having a boy and a girl but, it's not so much up to me.
I think having siblings is really healthy and helps develop strong bonds in the future.
I also want to have a family pet- ideally a big tortoise but, a dog would do
as tortoises tend to be a bit pricey   But, either way, I hope to raise respectful children.