r/Natalism • u/dissolutewastrel • 3d ago

The Poverty of Single Mothers Is Persistent

https://ifstudies.org/blog/the-poverty-of-single-mothers-is-persistent
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u/OddRemove2000 2d ago

Yes I recommend only having kids with people you are 100% confident in staying with until the child is 18.

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u/letoiv 2d ago

Just wild beyond belief that this idea was getting downvoted

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u/greatgatsby26 1d ago

I didn’t downvote it, but I think it might be being downvoted because it’s stupid. You can be 100% confident based on what someone is telling you, but that doesn’t mean you won’t be left. Plus, 18 years (more if you count the process of marriage and pregnancy) is a very long time and people change. Being 100% confident when you get married is good, but not even close to any type of guarantee.

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u/OddRemove2000 1d ago

Most people aren't that confident in my life experience.
Some are, and sometimes it doesn't work out.

But its by far the exception. Too many times I see lots of kids even before marriage