Comments on: Children and successful marriage – do they mix?

By: Lynlee Tanner

Lynlee Tanner — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:09:10 +0000

It has been hard to separate the effects of having versus not having children, since you can’t assign couples randomly to each group and there are self-selection factors to consider. But the few studies that have had good age-matched controls show that childless couples are more satisfied with their marriage, on the whole, than couples with children.

By: Alex C

Alex C — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:17:15 +0000

Brilliant. What about overall happiness of couples without children and couples with children? Is that metric available, and how does it play in?

By: shelley ann

shelley ann — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:55:02 +0000

My thoughts are if he wants you to love the children that follow behind her is a packaged deal. It will either work or it won’t. To find your true love I feel that it is worth a try anyways..