A doctor married for five years calls having kids an 'obligation' as the city-state grapples with super-aging demographics
Singapore couples shun parenthood over high costs, fueling population decline fears
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Singapore is facing a demographic crossroads as more couples delay or forgo parenthood due to the high cost of raising children, according to interviews with residents. Clare, a doctor married to a finance executive for five years, describes her childless lifestyle as a "dink" (dual income, no kids) arrangement, but questions whether she will feel differently in three years. She views having children as an "obligation" to complete the nuclear family, seeing more disadvantages than benefits. The trend raises concerns about population decline in a rapidly aging society, though no official projections have been revised.
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At 31, the Singaporean doctor instead finds herself wondering if she will feel different about their “dink” dual income, no kids lifestyle in another three years. “The thought of having kids also feels more like an obligation just to complete the nuclear family,” she said. “I see so many more disadvantages about having children, rather than
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesFive years into her marriage to a finance executive, Clare* is still doing the sums on leaving behind a life unencumbered by the high price of parenthood.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesIs super-ageing Singapore headed for population decline?.
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