I've never understood why having a family is considered the "normal" thing to do.
I've been a conservative my whole life, and have never married, nor have I ever wanted children. Luckily, later in life, I finally found a woman who feels the same way.
“I’ve never understood why having a family is considered the “normal” thing to do.”
nor·mal
Adjective:
Conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected.
Noun:
The usual, average, or typical state or condition.
Given the above definition and these stats...
Percentage of population that is married: 59%, down from 62% in 1990, 72% in 1970.
Percentage of population that has never married: 24%. AND Percentage of people who have ever been married by the age of 55: Both males and females: 95%
I would say 24% is not normal and 95% getting married is pretty normal.
Having kids according to Pew Research: Nearly one-in-five American women ends her childbearing years without having borne a child, compared with one-in-ten in the 1970s.
So again...it would appear that is is “normal” to have kids.