I think there are many healthy single-parent households, though yes having two can, ideally, make it more stable.
As for the independence thought, I think it has come in conjunction with the trend for women to focus on education and job security more in their twenties, and thus getting married/having kids at a later age. Remember, men have always been pushed into business & work at that age, then marry a few years later. Marriage used to be THE defining factor of a woman - who did she marry, what is his job and his income? A bachelor we more socially acceptable (& still is to an extent) than a spinster.
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I think there are many healthy single-parent households, though yes having two can, ideally, make it more stable.
As for the independence thought, I think it has come in conjunction with the trend for women to focus on education and job security more in their twenties, and thus getting married/having kids at a later age. Remember, men have always been pushed into business & work at that age, then marry a few years later. Marriage used to be THE defining factor of a woman - who did she marry, what is his job and his income? A bachelor we more socially acceptable (& still is to an extent) than a spinster.