Ellen and Portia are happy just the two of them

Good for them! :)  Whatever makes them happy!  If they eventually want kids, its still an option, but being a couple without kids is also nice.  

Thats a waste of good (very good) genes, but whatever =P

@carolsdc

...a fulfilling life already.

And the fine line widens.....

I think this decision shows great maturity on their part and is a wise decision.  If you do not feel you are ready to totally devote yourself to your children then you shouldn't bother.  Lets be honest also, they are both getting up there in age, and I would hate to see them have kids, just because they can and think oh well thats what married people do, and then pay people to rasise those kids. Or worse see less of their talent, because they have to cut back to be parents.  They haven't even been married a year, let them enjoy married life!!! I think they are amazing.

It's odd to me that so many people somehow believe that you aren't truly fulfilled in life or aren't a complete woman in life unless you have children.  

Not every woman is cut out to be or even wants to be a mother.  Some women are happy and complete in life without having children and that in no way makes them any less of a woman than another woman who may aspire to have or adopt one or more children.

I say if you want to have children and are willing to make the commitment that comes with raising a child or children, good for you! And if you don't want to have children the same... good for you.  

I congratulate Ellen and Portia on their commitment to each other and knowing that for them, they'd rather be aunts and take care of their pets than to have children of their own.

P.S. I should add that my opening statement is not a reflection of what I am reading here, but rather some of the things I have read and heard elsewhere.

♡OTALIA Forever!♡

"I have a simple philosophy. Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches." -Alice Roosevelt Longworth

They are very nurturing people, and I'm sure their pets can back that up. The two of them are happy, and if they're happy, what else matters?

Remember, always be yourself. Unless you suck.

-Joss Whedon

they are sooo cute?!! cmon how often do u see a cuter couple ??!!!!

x 

I think it is beautiful that they are so happy. Having children is a very private personal choice and I hate when society tries to push people into it. So thanks Ellen and Portia for saying thanks but no thanks to what would make everyone else happy but you. It reminds the rest of us that it is up to you to choose what is right for you and yours!

"Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there"

I don't think there's anything wrong with the two of them wanting to just enjoy each other without any kids. I just think society equivilates women to children even when they're both lesbians. By the way Ellen and Portia look so good together. They're like the perfect match.

If they dont wanna have kids thats their decision, why ruin a perfectly god thing? Plus lots of celebrities rush into the whole baby thing and then find out they dont like being together anymore, then some poor kid ends up stuck in the middle, which isn't fun. Brad and Angelina really rushed into it and now according to newspapers and magazines they are having difficulties. Although I do agree...total waste of amazing genes!

something that you will have to make room for in your life. Too many people have kids without really considering the consequences it will have on their lives and the sacrifices they will have to make. I have so much respect for people who are able to have a rational approach to the subject of having children. More people should reconsider why it is that they are really having little ones.

Oh, and I am getting Portia's t-shirt if I ever get married. 

NOT HAVING KIDS!!! 

Good for them for making their own choices.

I never wanted kids and felt better about my choice not to have them after I admitted I was gay and felt a huge release of pressure about my decision.  Nobody should be pressured to have kids, including lesbians!

And gosh are those two adorable together. I hope they live to a ripe old age and live happily ever after!

so cute
i love her shirt lol

but i agree.
im sure kids are great and everything but its not for me.

some people just dont want them.

not surprised, their lives are damn busy right now...  timing is everything, and this just wouldn't be a time they'd want to take time off to raise the kids, and while I know folks have kids later and later, by the time they are ready to take a career break it might just be a bit late... and I don't see them being the types to have other people raise the kids half the time...

that's life... but life is good

these girls make good roll models for us.  20 some odd years ago when i came out this was the thing a lot of people told me.  i would not have a satisfied life because i was not going to have children.  it's nice to see a confident couple in the public eye today living the dream i was told i couldn't have and it involved not having children.

they r sooooooo cute!!

love the t-shirt..&  really "it`s their lives and should live it however they want it"

i wish them all the happiness in the world..they`re so powerfull & inspiring..

I just love them.

For some reasons, i like how Portia's dressed.

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Lets just say "Weirdo."

that blows the chances of seeing little Portia's and little Ellens frolicking around...

waste of DNA...

but if it makes them happy...good.

I'm digging sooo much Portia's tee...

Ya, what's with all the "waste of good genes" comments? It would only be the genes of one of them anyway. Also, I find it funny that lesbians would say that considering many straight people often say "what a waste" after they find out someone is gay. You guys sound so old fashioned or something even though most of you who said it are probably young.

There is no waste of anything if they are happy.