India, Jan. 28 -- A candid Reddit post about choosing a child-free life in India has struck a chord online, sparking a discussion on money, mental health, family expectations and what it means to live intentionally.

The post, titled "Being DINKs in India is oddly. peaceful?", was shared by a married Indian couple who described life as a DINK couple (dual income, no kids) as "quietly positive" in a society where marriage is often followed by an unspoken expectation to start a family. Clarifying that the choice was not driven by hostility towards children, the user wrote that the couple was simply being intentional.

The Redditor further listed the upsides of their decision. "Some honest upsides I didn't fully appreciate earlier: Financial...