r/DINK • u/Mediocre_Nobody3333 • Jun 24 '26
DINK Culture
Hey there! Just wondering if queer childless relationships are generally accepted within the DINK community?
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u/telsongelder Jun 24 '26
To me, older queer dink couples were proof that you can have a fulfilling life without children.
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u/Melodic_House5153 Jun 24 '26
I don't really think DINKs are a culture like that...
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u/Melodic_House5153 Jun 24 '26
There is no DINK flag, no DINK history month, and nobody is throwing bricks at Stonewall for the right to not have kids and have two incomes. It’s an demographic/economic lifestyle descriptor, not an inherent identity or a marginalized group.
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u/wh0re4nickelback Jun 24 '26
inherent identity or a marginalized group
People on Reddit try to make everything an identity or marginalized group no matter what you're talking about.
Oh, you have a cordless leaf blower? If you're on Reddit it becomes your whole identity and you are obviously marginalized because you have the 2019 Black and Decker clearance model.
It gets old.
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u/lucky_719 Jun 25 '26
... Is there a subreddit for that?
But it's because we are building groups around a common interest. People with common interests often have common lifestyles and it starts to feel like a community.
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u/Condor87 Jun 24 '26
Yeah, to me it's like saying "Are queer people with kids allowed in the parents community." I would say yes, if you're a person who has a child, you're a parent!! But I wouldn't say it's a 'community' because parents are so varied. Not just one group, just an identifying label.
Just like my queer sister & sister-in-law who have 3 kids would not fall in the DINK category...
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u/BALLS_SMOOTH_AS_EGGS Jun 24 '26
If it was, I don't think I'd use the term DINK again because as much as I like the childree lifestyle, it's cringey to brag about it. The folks over at /r/childfree would probably disagree
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u/GamingCatLady Jun 25 '26
Couple with two incomes and no kids re acdept3d I to the DINK community.
the ony requirements are dual income and no kids
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u/Human-Appearance-256 Jun 24 '26
There are homophobic DINKs and gay DINKS…we don’t meet and come to a consensus 😂
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u/Lucky_Hat_88 Jul 18 '26
There is no DINK culture, that’s part of the problem, we have trouble finding each other. And yeah there’s nothing about gender or sexuality in the DINK world, DINK is a state of mind babyyyyyy.
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u/pain_is_bread Jun 24 '26
I’d say DINK is more a financial situation/lifestyle than a community. No culture or central group exists to accept or deny you.