Most of my unmarried friends are that way as a result of living through the trauma of ugly, messy divorces in which both parents and the legal system put the needs of the child dead last. Go through that, and if you survive whole, you’ll swear never to risk inflicting on your own child what was inflicted upon you.
“Go through that, and if you survive whole, you’ll swear never to risk inflicting on your own child what was inflicted upon you.”
I went through that as a kid. For me it made me realize how precious a good family was and work harder for it. I’ve also been blessed with a great wife.