damn you get it.....People lie to themselves about their ability to be a spouse and/or parent, even though their is nothing inherently wrong with not wanting to take on either responsibility. And then you have society questioning people when they are not married or have kids, which adds pressure. But some people don't have the values, habits, and resources to do the job, unfortunately they don't have an alternative framework to fall back on. And so you eventually end up with a mismatch after the fact.
I challenge alot of assumptions within my own family regarding family creation. I've told my nephew it's ok if he doesn't want to get married or have kids. But I also tell him that coming from poverty in NYC means that his tradeoffs are probably gonna be more substantial. And that the variables of poverty, blackness, geography, lack of social capital can be overcome but require a larger degree of sacrifice and planning. Thus, this puts me at odds with the rest of the fam that places too much emphasis on fate and social status when it comes to marriage and having a kid.
I'm trying build wealth, so 'social status" and "material possessions' hold me back.
It's truly a sacrifice at times to break the cycle but I see the green light.