Where do you plan to be 10 years from now?

26 now, hope by 36 my life will be a bit more comfortable with my business expanded to as far as I want to take it, perhaps a slightly bigger house out in the sticks but hopefully no kids!
 
I'll be 38 in ten years. Hopefully making a living off the record label, or at least similar.. but there's a long way to go before that happens. Ideally I'd like to live in another country rather than here too.
 
I'll be 45; hopefully have a couple kids and maybe emigrated. Not interested in having loads of money, just want to be secure.
 
I have a question - why do so many people want to get married and have kids? I've never seen the attraction myself, and I totally accept that I'm in the minority.
 
I'm 24 now and already married. In the next 10 years I'd like to have kids (probably 2). We were thinking of late 20s for havings kids, as that gives us both time to make some money and be in a financially stable position to better support children when we have them.

Not sure if we'll still be in Glos, would expect us to have moved elsewhere although saying that I really enjoy my job so wouldn't be totally surprised if I'm still working here.

Also in the next 10 years I'd hope to have worked my way further 'up the ladder' with at least one more promotion and would also hope we could have moved to a slightly bigger property. Hopefully our next place will have a garage.

:)
 
I'll be 29 in ten years too so hopefully we'll have a bigger house than the one we've just bought, we'll be married, possibly thinking of kids, though I'm not quite decided on that yet, and I'll be a Veterinary nurse.

Yes, I can hope!!
 
markyp23 said:
Why don't you?
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Because I value my independence too much. I have always wanted to have as few ties as possible. At the moment I rent and have no intention of buying, I have no debts, I can go anywhere whenever I want. To me a family just says 'restrictions' in a big way.
 
in 10 years time like to think i'll be looking to leave the royal engineers with experience in repairing anything with an engine and opening my own garage\boatyard in australia.
 
Lysander said:
Because I value my independence too much. I have always wanted to have as few ties as possible. At the moment I rent and have no intention of buying, I have no debts, I can go anywhere whenever I want. To me a family just says 'restrictions' in a big way.
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I feel very similar to you on this. Some people call me selfish, but at the moment that's how my life is. Hypcocritically when I was with my ex who was "the one" - I would have happily settled down with her - kids though never entered my mind as a vital or important thing I wanted. I'm too young anyway for now.
 
I'll be 32. I'd like to be out of the Rat Race, have my own business, a wife and maybe a kid on the way. And of course have a great group of friends and family, a nice house and a fast car.
 
ill be 30 then, so im hoping to have doubled my current pay in a better job by then, be married to my fiancee, maybe have a kid (or two :eek: )

alternatively if my money making idea takes off then ill be a millionaire with a few kids, married still, but ill also be the proud owner of a business :p i can dream
 
Freefaller said:
I feel very similar to you on this. Some people call me selfish, but at the moment that's how my life is. Hypcocritically when I was with my ex who was "the one" - I would have happily settled down with her - kids though never entered my mind as a vital or important thing I wanted. I'm too young anyway for now.
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I have always thought that kids were what the woman wanted more than the man. I've heard one or two guys say 'I'll want kids at some stage' but I think a lot of the time the women are the driving force behind it [married people - prove me wrong]. You only have to look at the ranks of people pushing buggies in the park or at the supermarket. They look so depressed. It's like a life shackle.
 
Lysander said:
Because I value my independence too much. I have always wanted to have as few ties as possible. At the moment I rent and have no intention of buying, I have no debts, I can go anywhere whenever I want. To me a family just says 'restrictions' in a big way.
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Freefaller said:
I feel very similar to you on this. Some people call me selfish, but at the moment that's how my life is. Hypcocritically when I was with my ex who was "the one" - I would have happily settled down with her - kids though never entered my mind as a vital or important thing I wanted. I'm too young anyway for now.
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Sounds very similar to my own circumstances…. I have no debt, well paid job, good paid for motor on the drive, rented three bed house with nice garden, dog and money in the bank…

I have a nice easy comfortable life, no complications as such, yet I’m labelled selfish as I have no intentions to buy a home, no intentions to have kids, yet I do desire someone to share my life with…

I’ve always said, if I ‘ever’ do get a stable relationship going, and by some turn of event she was to expect a child, then my attitude would change, and I’d be looking to secure a home, make sure the child is provided for, and ensure I do the best I could, but I’m not intent on going out there to become a dad….

Its just something I’m not looking to do.. I enjoy my independence, I can relate in someway to what you are both saying…..

I guess in 10 years time I hope to still be secure, hopefully a good relationship, and just be happy. I can’t ask or expect anything more…
 
Realistically dead, though more optimistically in a job I enjoy with some chance of getting a house. Definately no plans to have kids, as a few have said here I just cannot see the attraction in that.
 
I'll also be 29 in 10 years time. Hopefully in a job i'm happy with, within film and television, paying enough. In a relationship which i'm happy in... I don't know what else to say, I don't usually think about that far ahead!
 
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