yes, and mostly 1 or 2 kids at most which is a falling birthrate, for every woman that chooses 0, you need another to choose 5 basically just to stand still.

That's why you can communicate early into dating that you don't want to have kids.

some well-off professionals in nyc, have basically started 'plantonic co-parenting' arrangements.

as in, two well-off couples produce a child, but are not romantically involved, the child is basically a small business they co-own and invest in... and the child is not a product of love, but a product of financial investment of each partner...

basically child production without dating, marriage, or any personal relationship between the parents.

that's where we are today. the concept of a loving family is now being replaced by purely transactional relationships that are treated as business arrangements. can't wait to see how those children turn out... but hey at least they will have trust funds for their lifelong therapy about why mommy and daddy didn't love them or each other, or anyone but themselves. and mommy and daddy will probably also want them to be good little business executives who have no soul anyway, because having human attachments would get in the way of their work-life and their corporate ladder climbing!