This site has only been around for about a year, so it would be a very young family indeed.

I'm one. I don't need any kids (unless they come with a potential partner) and I've been in healthy relationships.

Yeah I met one once, that had a boyfriend and was moving in two weeks. Damned bible belt

I got married very young. I had a discussion with her before we got really serious about my being an atheist, and that I wanted to make sure we were going to be in at least the same ballpark before we got really serious. She was raised devout catholic, had rejected it, but was more of a "generally kinda spiritual" to weak agnostic. But I knew that it was hard to shed a lifetime of Catholic dogma, and we both decided to see where it went.

We were married 32+ years, waited six years to start having kids, and raised five incredible humans. Now I believe that each person must walk their own spiritual/philosophical path, do the research, explore, discuss, etc. to find the answers that best make sense to them; and then you have to accept that it's an ongoing journey, and you're going to refine your core beliefs throughout your life.

We're in the Bible Belt, and I wanted our kids to have a strong, OBJECTIVE, understanding of the main religions in our community - tenets, beliefs, history, etc. So, we raised them UU. I can be an atheist/humanist there and be fully accepted. Hell, I taught RE (Religious Education, aka "sunday school" ). I taught 7-8 graders a class called "Neighboring Faiths", where one week we explore the basics about a particular religion, and the next week we attend a service at one of those churches. Afterwards the class meets with a representative from the church to allow the kids to ask questions. It was GREAT, and let me be comfortable with allowing my kids to attend their friend's churches when they have sleepovers, etc. because I knew that they had a strong understanding of it, and wouldn't get taken in by the "wow" and marketing churches do.

BTW, three of my five kids are atheists, two are xians - one is a fairly normal methodist, and the other is is in a more evangelical xian church but he still firmly believes in evolution, the big bang, etc. I expect they'll both come around later

Anyway, you might have noticed I said "were married for 32+ years". I have worked away from home, in other cities, for the last 7-8 years. I came home 1-2 weekends a month and made sure to be home for important events. Well, my wife got caught up in some very evangelical/penecostal church and turned into a full blooded bible thumper.

Long story short - she asked me to "fake" convert to xianity so I would go to her church with her. I said that's disrespectful to both your church and me. I'll go, but I'll go as the "friendly neighborhood atheist". I won't participate in any religious act, but I'll attend, be friendly, etc. But I won't fake it.

Not good enough. SHE divorced ME for being an atheist. She's also alienated ALL FIVE of the kids, and has cut off contact from all of them.

Love how "christ like" she's become.

So yes. You can have a successful marriage and raise kids as atheists. But if you're not on the same page with your partner, I just don't believe it will last.

The numbers aren't in your favor. Women are a minority in the atheist community. However, that doesn't mean impossible...it just means you have to make sure you're being proactive. Look up local atheist/agnostic/free thinker Meet Up groups. I live in Texas and there are several within driving distance for me.

The region in which I live in makes me wonder if its different. I’m in the bible belt, so folks like me are harder to find.

Also, it’s what’s portrayed in our society. I don’t hear of many atheist families.

Why would it be any different?