Why do you humans do things like marriage, family, and get mates?

"-I never want a relationship
-I never want to have sex
-I never want kids
-I never want to start any kind of family
-Crotch spawn doesnt give me purpose, I do and I choose how I give myself purpose."

Same.

Do other earth residing animals not do the same…? I like the reproduction process of octopus. It just seems right.

Because we are a social species, and even the biggest loners tend to desire to feel loved and have a person to share their life with.

Loneliness is a driving factor, life is scary and most people do not want to live it alone.

Also have you looked up “void punk”? It’s for people who feel othered to the point they don’t feel human, you might find it interesting.

I can't answer for all "misanthropic" posts but as for mine, its largely bc of the awkwardness and sourness I receive IRL for dare asking such things that according to everyone should be "common sense" and how dare I not participate in such things. Plus, this is an online forum where uncommon stuff is literally expected, it be pretty weird if I asked a random coworker at my job and asked, "hey y u breed?"

Using the terms "you humans" is a very clear way of OTHERING other humans from myself to quickly and clearly signify to the reader that a lot of the stuff humans do is very alien to me. The importance of this is set the standard for my questions so that the reader is less likely to misinterpret things since they don't know my background. I'm not using this title to be condescending.

A title like "Why do you get married?" will have a different expectation and response as opposed to the title, "Why do you humans get married?"

It's a societal adaptation from an evolutionary tactic.

Males dont suffer any repercussions physically for having children. Women do, so they are naturally more selective than men. Technically it's in the males best intrest to foster a single family as it maximizes his resources to his kids.

It's a quantity, quality type argument for having a family or not. Of course if you were rich enough the quantity drawbacks were mitigated. As for normal blokes having half your kids starve because dad wasnt around isnt good for spreading your genes around.

Society adapted around that question thus it's the social normal to do so and the ethical normal.

Actually when I was younger I thought the same, like why do humans want to have a family, kids and stuff, I can't even imagine having a child , take care of him or her and and just waste my time doing the same "basic" thing that other people do, for what? I rather travel self-improve myself and whatever I want to do than do all of that "parent" thing and plus about marriage - I still have no idea how people find each other and stay interested in each other for so long. But right now (I don't have a husband and kids) I understood it's just all about hormones, physiology and the influence of society. I know it works not for all people but most of them eventually want to have a family and children to take care of and not to be lonely whole life.

Weird is just weird by comparison, from how uncommon it is, if everyone is doing it it's no longer weird. Still, I think marriage is normal for a man with a reputation who wants a wife so he can later on make his bitch stay at home while he's at home drinking a glass of wine, it's no different to two dogs, one male, the other female, always together as the male dog makes babies with the female dog, that's why most married couples want to make babies, although some marry to avoid being lonely.

Simple answer: because we want all those things you say you don't want. And we are not ashamed to admit that we want it.

More deep answer that might also apply to you: it would be nice to have someone to share experiences with. Someone who will support you as you pursue your purpose. Make you feel less alone. Someone you can turn to when you wonder if you are normal and all you need is a hug and a reassuring smile. That's normal. You can want that even without wanting to mate and marry. Sure you can rely on friends for that. And that is how a good marriage feels: like a supportive friendship and you also fuck sometimes. Best of both worlds.

The reason most people want kids is because ppl like you dont pass on their genetics. You'd be surprised how much behavior is affected by genetics.