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New study confirms: Many adults opt for child-free life without regret
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Ehhh. Idk about the culture comment. There's a lot to be said for bio clocks. I think women used to look around and see an environment where raising kids was easy cuz you had family support and could find cheap food and housing.
Having kids now even as a 2 parent household is simply not viable or sustainable. For single moms? Impossible now.
Women should never regret not having kids. You can always adopt.
You don't think the popular culture is telling woman that having kids is the most amazing thing and if they don't have them there's something wrong with them? That a very common trope. Couples separating because one doesn't want children, women obsessing about having children, getting depressed when they can't. Silo and Good doctor are examples I've seen very recently. And what about 'child-free' couples in TV shows? Can you think about any? 20% of adults don't want kids yes in TV that's still pretty much non-existent.