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25/04/2014
The study, carried out by Middlesex University, found that 36% of couples decided not to have children after only discussing the subject once, while 5% had not talked about starting a family at all.
The findings were presented at the British Sociological Association's annual conference this week. For the survey, 75 women took part who were aged 35 or over, who did not want a family.
One woman is quoted from the research as saying: "Negotiation? It only needed one brief discussion along the lines of 'I don't want kids-do you?' 'Nope, me neither'.
"Then move onto something more interesting to talk about and neither of us reconsidered our options. There was no need to."
Another admitted she had felt pressure to start a family, explaining: "We were prompted to discuss based on conversation and pressure from friends and family but neither of us wanted kids."
Edina Kurdi, a research assistant at Middlesex University, is quoted as saying: "Not having children is obviously a very important decision, and what was interesting from the research was the negligible amount of discussion that couples engaged in - many are agreeing not to have children in one conversation, or in an unspoken way.
"One possible reason that couples did not need to talk about the issue much is that they could accurately sense their partner did not want children from their beliefs and lifestyle.
"Very little attention has been paid to the negotiations within romantic relations about not having a family, even though developed countries are facing a general decline in fertility combined with an accelerated rate of childlessness."
(JP)
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Couples Decide Not To Have Kids After One Conversation
A new survey has found that many couples decide not to have children after just one conversation on the issue.The study, carried out by Middlesex University, found that 36% of couples decided not to have children after only discussing the subject once, while 5% had not talked about starting a family at all.
The findings were presented at the British Sociological Association's annual conference this week. For the survey, 75 women took part who were aged 35 or over, who did not want a family.
One woman is quoted from the research as saying: "Negotiation? It only needed one brief discussion along the lines of 'I don't want kids-do you?' 'Nope, me neither'.
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"Then move onto something more interesting to talk about and neither of us reconsidered our options. There was no need to."
Another admitted she had felt pressure to start a family, explaining: "We were prompted to discuss based on conversation and pressure from friends and family but neither of us wanted kids."
Edina Kurdi, a research assistant at Middlesex University, is quoted as saying: "Not having children is obviously a very important decision, and what was interesting from the research was the negligible amount of discussion that couples engaged in - many are agreeing not to have children in one conversation, or in an unspoken way.
"One possible reason that couples did not need to talk about the issue much is that they could accurately sense their partner did not want children from their beliefs and lifestyle.
"Very little attention has been paid to the negotiations within romantic relations about not having a family, even though developed countries are facing a general decline in fertility combined with an accelerated rate of childlessness."
(JP)
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