Who do you think is better off: siblings or only children?

Only children get more undivided attention from their parents. Children with many siblings have close companionship with relatives close in age. Both have strengths and weaknesses.

Only children inherit everything :D

I'm an only child. I can entertain myself, I am as comfortable alone as I am with others. I have no one to fight with over family stuff, however I will be all alone in dealing with my parent's deaths. There's good and bad in both. I found being an only child to be a lot of fun, and not lonely in the least.

I've been a sibling, lost him, so now I'm an only child. In my opinion, having a sibling is much better. However my opinion may be biased because of course I'd rather have my bro here than not. I do find that being an only child comes with a lot of pressure though. I'm afraid of letting my family down, and I know that when my parents pass away it's just going to be me. The comfort of sharing the rest of my life with my sibling is gone, and that's a terrible feeling.

I think siblings are usually better adjusted people, but neither has the other's experience so it's really hard to know.

I am an only child, and while I've always wanted a sister, living with only me and my mother has shown to be an efficient arrangement. We don't have much money, and we don't need another person to clothe, feed, or have a room for. When I get accepted in to a university, if it is far away, I suppose I will move out, and it will just be me. Personally I can be perfectly happy with no people around, but I have a good deal of attachment to my mother. So I would probably call her frequently.

I would hate to be an only child. Seems so boring

It is my experience that the eldest sibling has jealousy issues and therefore bullies/abuses the other children. The parents are to blame since they have a tendency to neglect the first born when they have more children. Parents make more mistakes with the first child which fuels the resentment the child feels towards the other siblings.

Being an only child is better. I have an older brother, an older sister, and a younger sister. I don't want to have children.

I'm an only child and me and my parents all agree that that was a good decision. I had a great childhood and it helped a lot in my adulthood because I always had to find a way to entertain myself and I don't have a problem being alone like some of my friends that I know now have a problem with. I feel like when you have siblings you can easily feel lonely without others around you like you're used to and then you become dependent on other people. But that's just my assumption. I just feel it's better because you only have yourself in tough life situations you can't always lean on someone.

This is not an easy question. I have 14 brothers and sisters all with the same mother and father. I love it. But I had to work all my life since 12. It is worth it to me to have such a rich family with love and understanding and adaptability. However, I have friends who are only child, and they seem to have money and material things. Mmmm. guess it depends if you want lots of people or lots of attention. I can buy friends with money? Not really. I can get money with friends? Not really. Maybe it does not matter. You are who you are regardless of money or family? Not an easy question /answer.