/r/Fencesitter/

r/Fencesitter

91k members
r/Fencesitter is a subreddit with 91k members. The community frequently discusses fencesitter, decision, kids, fencesitting, and relationship, and the most common flair used is reflections, questions, anxiety, childfree, and parenting.
A safe place for those who aren't sure whether they want to have kids, or not. Post and share stories for both sides, questions you may have, and anything else you can think of (applicable to the subject at hand).

Popular Topics in r/Fencesitter

#1

Fencesitter

50 posts
#2

Decision

34 posts
#3

Kids

22 posts
#4

Fencesitting

18 posts
#5

Relationship

12 posts
#6

Children

11 posts
#7

Partner

11 posts
#8

Hate

9 posts
#9

Feelings

9 posts
#10

Fence

8 posts

Flair Used in r/Fencesitter

#1
Reflections
: "Fence sitting turned out to be the greatest gift"
27 posts
#2
Questions
: "I genuinely don’t understand the “I can’t even go to the toilet” experience"
23 posts
#3
Anxiety
: "I finally got off the fence... and then back on thanks to climate change and AI"
19 posts
#4
Childfree
: "Four years later: an update"
12 posts
#5
Parenting
: "A lurker point of view, off the fence and 6 months in"
7 posts
#6
Q&A
: "Previous fencesitter for a decade, now mother of 2. AMA"
6 posts
#7
AMA
: "Off the fence: From anti-natalist to having a planned one year old."
3 posts
#8
Reading
: "Finally reading The Baby Decision and have already "failed" the chapter 1 exercise"
1 post

Member Growth in r/Fencesitter

Yearly
+16k members(20.8%)

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Last updated: September 6, 2026