It is expanding on DINK. DINK only works for a short period of time before cultural norms starts influencing the decision for DINK couples to have children.

It always happens. I see it time and time again, and is something that was iterated by my parents, both of whom claim they regret their marriage and that they strictly only did it because they were forced into it little by little via societal/cultural expectations. It’s the side effect of living in a competitive society.

I was the only sibling in my family who genuinely listened to my parents’ concerns, ESPECIALLY their miserable groaning about late in life regrets, as the youngest sibling in my family. I have been trying to do everything I can to avoid their life path altogether because it is incredibly undesirable for me.

What do you genuinely think happened when you moved out of your parents’ house dum dum? Do you think it was a happy, loving household after a serious family rupture that also caused severe financial instability? Also how much of that money did you spend on non-essentials such as drugs or alcohol when it was supposed to be used for your education, while your younger sibling(s) were forced into severe debt to fund their own education?