Fatherhood is often considered a central marker of adult masculinity across many societies, yet growing numbers of men are voluntarily choosing not to have children. While research on childfreeness has predominantly focused on women, men's voices remain underrepresented, especially in Central and Eastern Europe where pronatalist traditions remain strong. This study explored how Czech childfree men make sense of their decision not to become fathers, aiming to provide deeper insight into men's experiences of family diversity in a post-socialist cultural context. Ten in-depth semi-structured interviews with men aged 24-46 were conducted. Participants were recruited through online childfree communities and personal networks to capture diverse perspectives. The interviews were analyses using interpretative phenomenological analysis which enabled a detailed examination of how participants articulated meanings surrounding their childfree identity. Four group experiential statements were identified: (1) autonomous living, (2) resisting cultural scripts of fatherhood, (3) relating without reproducing, (4) facing the future without children. Participants frames childfreeness not as a deficit, but as a deliberate, value-driven orientation to life. Their experiences highlighted gendered asymmetries in pronatalist pressure, alternative ways of enacting care beyond reproduction, and diverse strategies for planning for future. Several participants embodied their choice through vasectomy, marking both permanence and psychological relief. These findings contribute to cross-cultural understandings of childfreeness by situation men's voices into the broader Czech and Central European context. The study underscores that men, too, are actively engaged in redefining family and responsibility beyond fatherhood. The results have implications for family policy, reproductive healthcare, and for reducing stigma by recognising childfreeness as a legitimate life path. These findings may also inspire comparative reflections in other cultural contexts where men's childfree choices remain underexplored. This research was funded with the support of specific university research MUNI/A/1519/2023 Possibilities of application of findings from basic psychological research.