There is an increasing trend around the world of married couples deciding not to have children. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for couples who decide to do this.

It has been observed that a number of husbands and wives nowadays do not want to have babies. The benefits of not having a baby are the

freedom

to travel and ample personal

time

while

the drawbacks are loneliness and stressful

life

. One of the major advantages of not having offspring is that couples have the

freedom

to go on a vacation and spend quality

time

with their partners.

Moreover

, people have enough

time

to focus on their career goals and work hard to achieve them,

whereas

it becomes difficult for the parents to achieve their targets once a child is born. My cousin,

for instance

, got married when he was 30 years old and decided not to have

children

in order to make progress in his career. He is currently working as the CEO of a multi-national company and has the

freedom

to shape his

life

the way he wants to. The disadvantage of not having

children

is that after a certain

time

, both husband and wife feel lonely when they see other couples with newly-born babies.

As a result

, parents suffer from loneliness and their lives are filled with stress

due to

their limitless workload.

For example

, one of the surveys conducted on office workers revealed that employees who didn't have any infants tend to lead a

life

full of stress and are unhappy compared to

the

Correct article usage

apply

show examples

employees who have one or two

children

.

To conclude

,

this

essay discussed

freedom

and personal space as the major benefits for spouses who are without offspring

while

loneliness and a

life

full of stress are the drawbacks in the absence of

children

.