Agree or disagree: it's a logical fallacy to say that to be happy, a relationship HAS to wind up in marriage and or kids?

[Anonymous]

I know lots of unmarried and childless happy relationships

[iseekpinetrees]

It depends on the couple but personally because we didn't have children til we were older we both feel more fulfilled in life since having them. We had 11 years without kids and knew we wanted them so it really depends on the person. Some people are too selfish to be having children in my opinion or they don't make good choices in life anyways types.

[provokeesmokee]

A 2011 review that combined folk theories and empirical evidence found that the reverse is true: better well-being and happiness result from NOT having children.

https://link. springer. com/article/10.1007/s11205-011-9865-y

[Jamie05rhs]

It's really a tossup. It depends on the couple.
They both HAVE to believe in the marriage ideal, though (romantic lifetime monogamy), even if they don't actually get officially married.

[Jamie05rhs]

Thanks for the MHO.

[NamerOfStars]

No. It's not true, but it's not a fallacy.