Adulthood Project

You never end up having kids but you get to travel the world by yourself and meet some great friends along the way. You believe you have lived a fulfilled life and worked hard at your career along the way. "At the same time, people also have the freedom not to be parents—and more adults are making that choice. One sign of the times is a continuing decline in fertility rates, or the average number of births per woman, in many developed countries." (Belsky p 33).