New statistics are out showing an increase in the number of women who don’t have kids by the age of 45; it’s double what it was in our mother’s generation. Many of us have been busy and never got around to it, while others intentionally chose to not become mothers. The important message to give to young men and women all over the world is that we’re doing just fine in our childfree status. Not only are we surviving, despite missing out on “the most fulfilling” role of ones life, but we are thriving. In fact, studies on happiness show that we have greater levels of life satisfaction than adults who are parents. Furthermore, our childfree marriages are more satisfactory than the couplings of parents. Interesting…..