Carolyn Hax offers advice on how to tell the in-laws you’re not having kids

Dear Carolyn: I do not want kids, and my fiance is fine with that. My parents know this (and have had decades to manage their disappointment), but my future in-laws do not. Are we supposed to tell them? They are lovely, non-pushy people, but I know that eventually they will not be able to stop…

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