Why is my biggest fear of all getting married?

Why does marriage scare me. I used to really think I wanted to find a nice girl and settle down but lately I’ve been thinking that that’s not true. I don’t think I’m ready to settle down. I feel like I’m missing something. I feel like I haven’t really lived. I’m 26 years old. It’s crazy how much pressure there is on people. I feel like too many people end up unhappy because of the push to just have kids. I really want to do that I want to travel first. I want to make a ton of money and have a big house, I want to maybe do normal couple things with my wife.<br>But if I’m being brutally honest the thought of just having a kid scares me. I am afraid of being locked down for the rest of my life. Doing the same thing until I’m 45-50. I think there’s this fear of the unknown and not getting to experience life until you’re 45 years old and your kids leave the house. But before that you’ll be so focused on paying their tuition and getting them through college that you’ll forget about your own desires. I don’t know. I’m tired. I just wish I could take a nap until I’m 45 and wake up at that time with a big fat wallet and no kids and go travel a lot and not think about anything.