Gender expectations are changing, and people are feeling less and less pressured into having children. Where once there was a huge push and almost a demand that everyone would choose to reproduce and carry on the family name (or whatever it is that they wanted!) luckily now things are starting to change.
Loads of people are choosing not to have children. Their reasons may vary, for example money, career, not having met the right person, not feeling secure or stable, fear of climate change or other political instability, or simply not wanting them--all of these reasons are good and valid.
Check out these tweets from people who don’t have kids—and honestly, good for them!
Hadn't considered this before, but it is a super good point.
Fun fact: human babies are useless when they are born because they haven't technically finished developing but human bodies can't hold them for any longer