Almost half, 43%, of unmarried American adults want to get married in the future, according to a 2022 Harris Poll survey. But only 28% said they want to have a child.
This trend has contributed to the growth of a household configuration popularly referred to as DINKs: “dual income, no kids.”
“This idea and household configuration of dual-income partners living alone without children is on the rise,” according to Misty L. Heggeness, an associate research scientist at the University of Kansas’ Institute for Policy and Social Research. “In 2022, it was around 43% of households, and that’s about a 7% increase from a decade previously.”
It’s almost like people are realising capitalism is rigged and that the game is broken. The bourgeoise boomers hoarded everything and continue to extract the last dimes from the younger generations, and now we’re seeing more people wake up to this!
That and having a kid is basically the single biggest climate emission one person can contribute…