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I switch between a shoebox in Korea and a potting shed on a beach in India - and I'm very happy.

Yer totally - I live around people who still have strong family and community bonds there's little welfare but people pull together, nobody worries about bringing up their kids here. It just depresses me to think of young aspiring couples in The UK struggling with the idea of reproducing - where...

Utter respect, a roof before a yoof! - I'll add that I chose not to settle down in England because I couldn't see any chance of buying a house in the UK - It's like slavery considering going after a 300 grand mortgage. So I became a nomad in Asia instead.

Absolutely - but surely the people in charge had/have a plan for us normies. They don't want us to stop re-plemishing their stock of consumers?

All true. So the welfare drain is stopping those with potential from having kids along with the ridiculous housing situation. I agree with you. But what do we need to do about it?

Of course - our standard of living has gone up - along with our stress and anxiety and debt and somehow now we find it a challenge to afford to reproduce. My only question is why?

Grandparents (if they were allowed to retire at a reasonable age - say 60 like it used to be) would be all over it. What changed?

So more longevity means more child carers, no?

How regressive have we become to feel like re-producing is anything to do with economics! Do you think you would be around if your great great great etc. forefathers worried about 'childcare' 'employment' 'affording education'? How twisted has our 'advanced society' become when having a stay...