Perhaps I should have clarified more . I meant to say kids are more likely if married . On avg more sex expectations of having kids soon after marriages atleast very true here in IndiaFor bit more context Where I come from society is orthodox , arranged marriages is common , getting married early , expectations to have kids , lesser participation of women in labour , lesser pay for women are relevant I . e . it likely your wife will earn less than youassuming both of you are similarly educatedskilled as marriages should be of equals and expected not pursue a careertrue in my parts of this countryI run my own startup we are about 40 strong now , so nobody makes me do it . Then again everyone is your bos , employees , vendors , clients investors . I am doing this for about 5 years now , perhaps I can ' t do it for another 30 years but it is sustainable for now . I do what I do because I want to do it , which I think will very difficult marriedWhile my case may seem very unique or rare or justification of my career , it is not , I would refer you to Japan where work insane life balance and huge cost of living in tokyo , commute times and societal problems have been well documented and studied as causes for both declining reproduction rates and lesser and much latter marriages