Like clockwork, parents, grandparents, or even a rogue nosy aunt will ask the adult children at the Thanksgiving dinner table the dreaded question: When are you guys having kids? No need to occupy yourself with a mouthful of mashed potatoes this time around, feel free to just point to the economy.
Millennials and Gen Zers have found that the pathway to having their own children is full of never-ending trials and tribulations, endlessly stretching onward like one of those long CVS receipts. Between navigating the childcare crisis and simply trying to stay afloat day to day, many adults have delayed or nixed having kids altogether, figuring that having one would dent their already high bills. That’s where DINKs come in.
