"Yes, they usually are a result of sex. Didn't ever see myself having any after the Lannisters killed my father and started me off on this course. Never saw myself getting married either. Had my life been different? Had Sansa and I never left Winterfell? I'd have ended up in some horrible, loveless arranged marriage, forced to bear children and be a proper Lady. I have that choice here, and it quite honestly doesn't seem like a nightmare if it's with you, because I know you'd ultimately let me choose, and it's not because I could put you on your back, it's because you care about me enough to let me choose."